Coast & Landmarks

Ballintoy

A small fishing village with a working harbour used in Game of Thrones — Theon Greyjoy's arrival at Pyke was filmed here.

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

A rope bridge 80 feet above the sea, open most of the year, connecting the mainland to a small island once used by salmon fishermen.

Dunluce Castle

A dramatic clifftop ruin held by the MacDonnells after Sorley Boy captured it in 1584 — famous for the legend of a kitchen that fell into the sea.

Dunseverick

A ruined castle on a solitary rock — the northern end of one of the five great royal roads of ancient Ireland, from Tara to the sea.

Fair Head

A 100-metre dolerite cliff near Ballycastle with sweeping Causeway Coast views — one of the biggest expanses of climbable rock in Britain or Ireland.

Kinbane Head

A dramatic headland 3 miles from Ballycastle, with the ruins of a 1547 MacDonnell castle and views along the whole coastline.

Loughareema (The Vanishing Lake)

A lake that drains and refills within hours, a few miles from Ballycastle — site of a fatal 1898 carriage accident.

Mull of Kintyre

The closest point between Scotland and Ireland — 12 miles across the water, with a summer ferry from Ballycastle to Campbeltown.

Murlough Bay

A remote bay between Fair Head and Torr Head — where Irish nationalist Roger Casement asked to be buried after his 1916 execution.

The Giant's Causeway

Ireland's first UNESCO World Heritage Site (1986) — around 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, formed by volcanic activity 55-60 million years ago.

Whitepark Bay

A wide, wild bay near Ballintoy with Neolithic history and Ireland's smallest church — not safe for swimming, but a striking spot to see.