The Maidens (Irish: Na Maighdeanacha[1]) or Hulin Rocks (Irish: Na Faoilinn, meaning 'the seagulls[2]') are two islets and several skerries in the North Channel off County Antrim in Northern Ireland. The Eastern Maiden or Southern Rock lies about 9 km from the coast at Ballygalley,[3] or 13 miles from Larne.[4] The West Maiden or Northern Rock is about half a mile further out.[4][5] Lighthouses were built on both rocks; the West Maiden was abandoned in 1903 and the East Maiden was automated in 1977.[5]
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- ^ a b Dillon, Jim (1996). "Memoirs of a Lighthouse Keeper". The Beam. 26. Commissioners of Irish Lights.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Ireland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 16 October 2010.