Portrush (from Irish: Port Rois, meaning "promontory port") is a small seaside resort town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the County Londonderry border. The main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, is built on a mile–long peninsula, Ramore Head, pointing north-northwest. It had a population of 6,372 people as measured by the 2001 Census. In the off-season, Portrush is a dormitory town for the nearby campus of the University of Ulster at Coleraine. It neighbours the resort of Portstewart.
Population: 6,684
Latitude: 55° 11' 45.31" N
Longitude: -6° 38' 57.48" W
Castlerock is a seaside village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated five miles west of Coleraine, and is very popular with summer tourists, having numerous apartment blocks and three caravan sites. Castlerock Golf Club has both 9…
Fair Head or Benmore (from Irish: an Bhinn Mhór) is a rocky headland at the north-eastern corner of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 3 miles (5 km) east of Ballycastle town, and is the closest part of the mainland to Rathlin Island. Geograph…
Royal Portrush Golf Club is a private golf club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The 36-hole club has two links courses, the Dunluce Links and the Valley Links. In 1951, Royal Portrush hosted The Open Championship, the oldest of golf's major cham…
Lough Foyle, sometimes Loch Foyle (from Irish: Loch Feabhail, meaning "Feabhal's loch"), is the estuary of the River Foyle, situated between County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Dunloy (from Irish: Dún Lathaí, meaning "fort of the muddy/marshy place") is a village and townland in the Borough of Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located 11 miles (18 km) north of Ballymena and 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Ba…
Dunseverick Castle is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near the small village of Dunseverick and the Giant's Causeway.
Coleraine Borough Council was a local council mainly in County Londonderry and partly in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It merged with Ballymoney Borough Council, Limavady Borough Council and Moyle District Council in May 2015 under local govern…
Londonderry Port is a port at Lisahally in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom’s most westerly port, it has capacity for 30,000-ton vessels and accepts cruise ships. The current port is on the east bank of the River Foyle at the…
Kinbane Castle (Caislen Ceinn Bán, White Head Castle, Kenbane Castle) is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on a long, narrow limestone headland projecting into the sea, approximately 5 km from Ballycastle on the road to Ballintoy. The nam…
The Foyle Bridge is a bridge in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Barry's Amusements is the largest theme park in Northern Ireland and also the largest on the island of Ireland. It is situated in the centre of Portrush, County Antrim, on the north coast.
Moyle District Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland. It is set to merge with Ballymoney Borough Council, Coleraine Borough Council and Limavady Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisa…
Culmore (from Irish: Cúil Mhór/an Chúil Mhór, meaning "the great corner") is a townland in Derry City, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is at the mouth of the River Foyle.
Coleraine Academical Institution (CAI), styled locally as Coleraine Inst, is a voluntary grammar school for boys, situated in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Limavady Borough Council (Irish: Comhairle Bhuirg Léim an Mhadaidh) is a local government body in Northern Ireland. It is set to merge with Coleraine Borough Council, Ballymoney Borough Council and Moyle District Council in May 2015 under local gove…
Downhill House was a mansion built in the 18th century for Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol at Downhill, Northern Ireland. Much of the building was destroyed by fire in 1851 before being rebuilt in the 1870s.
Shackleton Barracks is a former military installation at Ballykelly in Northern Ireland.
Portballintrae (from Irish: Port Bhaile an Trá, meaning "port of the beach settlement") is a small seaside village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is four miles east of Portrush and two miles west of the Giant's Causeway.