Kinbane Castle

Kinbane Castle
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Kinbane Castle is located in Northern Ireland
Kinbane Castle
Kinbane Castle
Coordinates55°13′45″N 6°17′29″W / 55.229167°N 6.291389°W / 55.229167; -6.291389
Site information
ConditionRuin
Kinbane Castle (dusk)

Kinbane Castle (Caisleán Ceinn Bán, White Head Castle, Kenbane/Kenbaan Castle) is located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on a headland between Ballycastle and Ballintoy. The name comes from the Irish for "white head", referring to the limestone of the promontory.[1] Nowadays, the castle is largely destroyed. Kinbane Castle is a State Care Historic Monument sited in the townland of Cregganboy, in Moyle District Council area, at grid ref: D0876 4383.[2] The area surrounding Kinbane Castle is a Scheduled Historic Monument, grid ref: D0879 4381.[3] The site also has views of Rathlin Island and Dunagregor Iron Age fort.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference casnl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Kinbane Castle" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Kinbane Castle" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service NI - Scheduled Historic Monuments. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2007.