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Antrim Holiday Homes

Holiday Homes in County Antrim

County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties that historically and geographically constitute the Province of Ulster. It is the 9th largest of the thirty-two traditional Counties of Ireland in terms of area, and 2nd in terms of population behind County Dublin. Antrim is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It is bounded north and east by the narrow seas separating Northern Ireland from Scotland.

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Holiday Homes in County Antrim

The Glens of Antrim offer isolated rugged landscapes, the Giant’s Causeway is a unique landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage site, Bushmills produces legendary whiskey, and Portrush is a popular seaside resort and night-life zone. The majority of the capital city of Northern Ireland, Belfast, is also in County Antrim, with the remainder being in County Down.

The most remarkable cliffs are those formed of perpendicular basaltic columns, extending for many miles, and most strikingly displayed in Fair Head and the celebrated Giant’s Causeway.

From the eastern coast the hills rise instantly but less abruptly, and the indentations are wider and deeper. On both coasts there are several resort towns, including Portrush (with well-known golf links), Portballintrae and Ballycastle; on the east Cushendun, Cushendall and Milltown on Red Bay, Carnlough and Glenarm, Larne, and Whitehead on Belfast Lough. All are somewhat exposed to the easterly winds prevalent in spring.

The only island of size is Rathlin Island, off Ballycastle, 6½ miles in length by 1½ in breadth, 7 miles from the coast, and of similar basaltic and limestone formation to that of the mainland. It is partially arable, and supports a small population. Find Holiday Homes in Antrim

Dunseverick Antrim

Find your ideal holiday rental in Dunseverick – a small but beautiful hamlet located near the Giant’s Causeway in County Antrim

Glenarm Antrim

Find your ideal holiday rental in Glenarm – The village lies on the North Channel coast about 12 miles north of Larne. The imposing entrance to Glenarm Castle, the Barbican Gate, is at the heart of the village

Islandmagee Antrim

Find your ideal holiday home in Islandmagee – a peninsula on the east coast of County Antrim, located between the towns of Larne and Carrickfergus

Dunluce castle

Dunluce Castle

Dunluce Castle literally translated as the Hill fort of the fairy fort is one of the most extensive ruins of a medieval castle in Northern Ireland. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland. It is between Portballintrae and Portrush. The castle is dramatically surrounded by terrifyingly steep drops either side, which would have been a very important factor to the early Christians and Vikings who were drawn to this place where an early Irish fort once stood.

Giant's Causeway Antrim

The Giant’s Causeway

The Giant’s Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, about two miles (3 km) north of the town of Bushmills. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, and a National Nature Reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland.

In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant’s Causeway was named as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven and eight sides.

The tallest are about 12 metres (36 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres thick in places. The Causeway is today owned and managed by the National Trust and it is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern Ireland.

Carrick a Rede Rope Bridge

Carrick a Rede Rope Bridge

Carrick a Rede: which means the rock in the road, was given this name because the island and adjacent shallow channel between it and the mainland act as a barrier to migrating salmon. They are deflected north into the nets laid by local fishermen who use the bridge to get to the fishery on the island. A rope bridge has spanned the 60ft gap between the mainland and Carrick a Rede Island for at least 200 years. It is put up in April and remains in place until early September.

Bushmills Distillery

Bushmills Distillery

The ‘Old Bushmills’ Distillery is the World’s Oldest Licensed Whiskey Distillery. King James I granted the original license in April 1608 and Bushmills has been making the finest Irish Malt Whiskey here for almost four hundred years. We will be shortly celebrating our 400th Birthday in 2008. Situated two miles from the spectacular Giant’s Causeway, and one mile from the historical Dunluce Castle the Distillery lies in an area of outstanding beauty, which is rich in history and folklore.

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Antrim Town

Armoy

Ballintoy

Ballycastle

Ballygally

Ballymena

Ballymoney

Belfast

Bushmills

Carnlough

Carrickfergus

Cushendall

Cushendun

Dunseverick

Glenarm

Islandmagee

Larne

Lisburn

Newtownabbey

Portballintrae

Portglenone

Portrush

Randalstown

Rathlin Island

Waterfoot

Whitehead