The Margy River, Ballycastle Beach and Fair Head on the horizon (and shadowy Scottish coastline beyond that). I am told that the wooden posts, which are just visible in the river, were placed there in the 1740s as revetments for the diverted river, by the great industrialist Hugh Boyd.
Uploaded to Flickr by Eskling on 27 August 2016
Photo © Eskling, 27 August 2016.
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Location: Ballycastle
Coordinates: 55°12'17"N 6°14'10"W
Mapcode: IRL SY.SH61
What 3 Words: hungry.paving.stag
Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.
County: Antrim
Country: Northern Ireland
Local Authority: Moyle
Nearest postcode: BT54 6QP
(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)
