Carra Castle
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Carra Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Johann, a artwork 0.5 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 1.3 miles off. 217 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
Carra Castle or Castle Carra (Irish: Caisleán Carrach) is a ruined castle, just north of Cushendun, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It dates to around the early 14th century. The castle lies in a field near the coast and the harbour of Cushendun. The site had once been used during medieval times as a children's cemetery.
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Wikidata Q2737994, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Glens of Antrim · 4 mi
- Watertop Waterfall · 5 mi
- Big Dan's Chair Viewpoint · 5 mi
- The Mount · 12 mi
217 named places within 25 miles
- Cross Slieve: 2.6 mi
- Crockaneel: 3.6 mi
- Carnanmore: 3.8 mi
- Lurigethan: 5.1 mi
- Greenanmore: 5.4 mi
- Layd Old Church (ruins): 2.8 mi
- Old Coastguard Station: 4.4 mi
- Galboly - Hidden Village: 5.9 mi
- Ballynaglogh Standing Stones: 7.8 mi
- Marconi: 9.4 mi
- Garron Road Amenity Site: 5.4 mi
- Play Park: 10.6 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Partaneevey Car Park & Picnic Site: 13.3 mi
- Dervock Riverside Park: 16.9 mi
- Caves of Cushendun: 0.6 mi
- Melisandre's Cave: 0.6 mi
- Drunks’ Tower: 3.7 mi
- Ronan's Way car park & trails: 3.7 mi
- Watertop Farm: 4.6 mi
- Johann: 0.5 mi
- The Drum: 10.7 mi
- The Ballygally Resident Polar Bear: 17.7 mi
- Giant Bird Table: 18.4 mi
- Alphabet Angel: 19.7 mi
- Glenarm Castle Walled Garden: 11.9 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 18.3 mi
- Carnfunnock Walled Garden: 18.4 mi
- Bog Garden: 18.5 mi
- Benvardin Gardens: 18.8 mi
- Ballycastle Museum: 9.5 mi
- Boathouse Visitor Centre & Museum: 12.5 mi
- Ballymoney Museum: 19.3 mi
- Mid-Antrim Museum: 20.8 mi
- Larne Museum & Art Centre: 21.2 mi
- Fairhead: 7.2 mi
- Fairhead - Farrangandoo: 7.7 mi
- Fairhead - Ballycastle Descent Gully West: 7.8 mi
- Fairhead - The Prow: 7.8 mi
- Dunsevrick: 17.5 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 8.3 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 8.4 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 8.5 mi
- Cranny Falls: 9.4 mi
- Dunseverick Falls: 17.3 mi
- Runkerry Stand (Bushfoot): 20.3 mi
- Portballintrae Beach: 20.8 mi
- Browns bay walk: 22.2 mi
- East Strand: 23.9 mi
- Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 19.6 mi
- Lissanduff Earthworks: 20.5 mi
- Cottage Park: 3.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carra Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | SW 217° | 550 m | 7.5 mi |
| Slievenanee | SW 216° | 543 m | 9.1 mi |
| Knocklayd | WNW 284° | 514 m | 8.5 mi |
| Slieveanorra | WSW 241° | 508 m | 8.3 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | SSE 168° | 474 m | 20.2 mi |
| Skerry Hill | SW 223° | 459 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mid Hill | SSW 197° | 440 m | 11.4 mi |
| Slemish | S 187° | 437.9 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:49 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 21:07 | 22:09 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 14:42 | 15:57 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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