Cary (barony)
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| Cary Cathraí[1] (Irish) |
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| Location of Cary, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Location of Cary, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Antrim |
Cary is a historic barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[2] To its north is the north-Antrim coast, and it is bordered by three other baronies: Dunluce Lower to the west; Dunluce Upper to the south; and Glenarm Lower to the south-east.[2] The world famous Giant's Causeway is situated on the north coast of Cary. Dunineny Castle lies in the civil parish of Ramoan within this barony.[3]
Contents
Geographical features
The geographical features of Cary include:[1]
- Giant's Causeway
- Carneighaneigh and Knocklayd mountains
- Glenshesk valley
- The bays of Marketon (Margietown), Whitepark Bay, Cooraghy, and Murlough Bay
- Doon, Lacada, and the Giant's Causeway points
- The islands of Carrickarede and Rathlin Island
- Loughaveema and Lough Doo
- The promontories of Bengore Head, Benbane Head, Fair Head, Torr Head, and Runabay Head
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Cary:[1]
Towns
Population centres
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Cary:[4][5]
- Armoy (split with barony of Dunluce Upper)
- Ballintoy
- Billy (split with barony of Dunluce Lower)
- Culfeightrin
- Grange of Drumtullagh
- Ramoan
- Rathlin Island
See also
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
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- ↑ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Antrim
- ↑ Baronies and parishes of County Antrim
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