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Knocklayd

Knocklayd rises to 514 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the south-southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballycastle Museum, a museum 2.6 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 2.9 miles off. 226 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

Knocklayd (Irish name: Cnoc Leithid, "hill of the slope/expanse") is a peak in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 3 miles (5 km) due south from Ballycastle. The Irish Grid reference is D115 364.

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Wikidata Q3198034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
514 m

How to reach it

Coordinates55.16209, -6.25109

226 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 48
Peaks: 48
  • Croaghan: 3.5 mi
  • Crockaneel: 5.0 mi
  • Lannimore Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Slieveanorra: 6.2 mi
  • Ballyknock Hill: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 35
Parks: 33
  • Riverside Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • Partaneevey Car Park & Picnic Site: 5.8 mi
  • Dervock Riverside Park: 9.1 mi
  • Garron Road Amenity Site: 10.9 mi
  • Carnany Park: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 13
Gardens: 13
  • Benvardin Gardens: 10.7 mi
  • Garden of Remembrance: 11.5 mi
  • Joey Dunlop Memorial Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Robert Dunlop Memorial Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Beardiville Walled Garden: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Fairhead - Farrangandoo: 5.4 mi
  • Fairhead - The Prow: 5.6 mi
  • Fairhead - Ballycastle Descent Gully West: 5.6 mi
  • Fairhead: 6.0 mi
  • Dunsevrick: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Dunseverick Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Hermit's Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 11.6 mi
  • Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 11.7 mi
  • Cranny Falls: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Cottage Park: 9.2 mi
  • Quilley Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Bishop's Gate Picnic Site: 22.1 mi
  • Ballyhacket View: 23.4 mi
  • Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Runkerry Stand (Bushfoot): 11.8 mi
  • Portballintrae Beach: 12.3 mi
  • East Strand: 15.4 mi
  • Portstewart Strand: 19.5 mi
  • Castlerock Beach: 21.1 mi
Springs: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 11.8 mi
  • Lissanduff Earthworks: 12.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Knocklayd. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrostanSSE 155°550 m8.9 mi
SlievenaneeSSE 163°543 m9.8 mi
SlieveanorraS 171°508 m6.2 mi
Skerry HillS 174°459 m9.9 mi
Mid HillSSE 159°440 m13.9 mi
SlemishSSE 163°437.9 m20.3 mi
CarncormickSSE 168°436 m14.1 mi
Collin TopSSE 154°429 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5018:38
June solstice04:4521:0822:10
September equinox07:1118:3919:27
December solstice08:5014:4315:58

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332372961

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