Ballygally Castle
Ballygally Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballygally Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route runs past it.
The story
Ballygally Castle is in the village of Ballygally, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located approximately 3 miles (5 kilometres) north of Larne. The castle overlooks the sea at the head of Ballygally Bay. It is now run as a hotel and is reputed to be one of the most haunted places in Ulster.
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Dates from 1625.
Wikidata Q4852123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1625
How to reach it
- On the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 6 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 15 mi
- Big Dan's Chair Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballygally Park: 0.0 mi
- Carnfunnock Country Park: 0.8 mi
- Drains Bay Park: 1.5 mi
- Linn Glen: 3.3 mi
- Dixon Park: 3.4 mi
- The Ballygally Resident Polar Bear: 0.4 mi
- Giant Bird Table: 0.8 mi
- Jaunting Car: 3.6 mi
- Richard Hayfield Mural: 3.7 mi
- Port Art: 3.7 mi
- Lime Kiln: 1.1 mi
- Madman's Window (rock formation): 5.2 mi
- Braavos Canal: 8.3 mi
- the gobbins path: 9.5 mi
- Gobbins Visitor Centre: 10.2 mi
- Scawt Hill: 2.3 mi
- Ballycoos: 2.3 mi
- Ballygilbert Hill: 3.1 mi
- Craigy Hill: 3.1 mi
- Black Hill: 3.2 mi
- Cairncastle: 0.6 mi
- Hillmount House: 1.8 mi
- Standing Stone: 2.9 mi
- Larne War Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Kilwaughter Castle: 4.1 mi
- Larne Museum & Art Centre: 3.6 mi
- Railway Preservation Society of Ireland: 11.5 mi
- Andrew Jackson Cottage: 12.6 mi
- US Rangers Centre: 12.6 mi
- Carrickfergus Museum: 12.8 mi
- Carnfunnock Walled Garden: 0.8 mi
- Bog Garden: 1.0 mi
- Drumalis House Private Grounds: 3.7 mi
- Glenarm Castle Walled Garden: 6.1 mi
- Glenooe Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 18.6 mi
- Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve: 19.7 mi
- Conlig Nature Reserve (proposed): 20.4 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 21.7 mi
- Bog Meadows: 22.1 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 7.0 mi
- Cranny Falls: 9.2 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 13.1 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 0.7 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 16.9 mi
- Cave Hill: 17.6 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 18.3 mi
- Fairhead: 24.8 mi
- Browns bay walk: 5.0 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 16.4 mi
- Seapark Beach: 17.3 mi
- Brompton Bay: 17.5 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 17.7 mi
- Tobernaveen: 16.2 mi
- Volunteers' Well: 17.7 mi
- Holy Well: 24.3 mi
- Spa Well: 24.4 mi
- Lady's Well: 24.4 mi
- Cottage Park: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Ballygally Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | NW 311° | 550 m | 15.4 mi |
| Slievenanee | NW 305° | 543 m | 15.3 mi |
| Slieveanorra | NW 310° | 508 m | 18.8 mi |
| Divis | SSW 198° | 478 m | 20.9 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | SW 219° | 474 m | 4.7 mi |
| Skerry Hill | WNW 300° | 459 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mid Hill | WNW 296° | 440 m | 11.6 mi |
| Slemish | W 263° | 438 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:49 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 21:05 | 22:06 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:47 | 14:44 | 15:58 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/522690822
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