Free Guide Events Guide 2016 www.ccght.org www.heartoftheglens.org Key Causeway Coastal Route Causeway Coast and Glens Region Additional Scenic Routes Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty AONB Motorways UNESCO World Heritage Site Roads Marinas Railway Airports Ferry Crossings Rathlin Island 0 5 km 10 km 15 km 20 km 0 5 miles 10 miles 15 miles Giant’s Whitepark Causeway B146 Bay Fair Head Ballintoy B155 Portballintrae Greencastle Ballycastle Key Portrush A2 B17 Causeway Coastal Route Causeway Coast and Glens Region Magilligan Point B62 Bushmills Torr Head Portstewart Additional Scenic Routes Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty AONB A29 B17 Glenshesk A2 Key Castlerock Motorways UNESCO World Heritage Site Glentaisie Benone Causeway Coastal Route Causeway Coast and Glens Region Downhill A44 Roads Marinas B92 Additional Scenic Routes Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty AONB B67 Railway Airports Motorways UNESCO World Heritage Site B155 Cushendun Roads Ferry Crossings Marinas Coleraine Armoy Rathlin Island Railway Airports Dervock Glendun Binevenagh A26 River Glenaan 0Ferry Crossings 5 km 10 km 15 km 20 km Mountain Bush Glencorp Macosquin Rathlin Island 0 5 miles 10 miles 15 miles Lough Foyle 0 5 km 10 km 15 km 20 km B69 Giant’s Whitepark Cushendall Bann SlieveanorraCauseway B146 0 5 miles 10 miles 15 miles A37 A44 Mountain Bay Fair Head Valley Giant’s Ballintoy AA22 TievebulliaghWhitepark B155 Causeway B146 Glenariff Portballintrae Mountain Bay Fair Head Ballintoy A54 Greencastle Loughguile B155 Ballymoney Portballintrae BallycastleGarron Garron City of Derry Greencastle Portrush B14 A2 Airport B17 BallycastlePlateau Point Magilligan Point A26 Portrush B62 Bushmills A2 Limavady B66 B17 Glenariff Torr Head CausewayA29 Magilligan PortstewartPoint B62 Bushmills Glenballyemon Torr Head Ballykelly PortstewartA29 B17 Glenshesk A2 Castlerock A29 B17 Glenshesk A2 River Benone Castlerock Glentaisie Benone A43 Glentaisie Roe River Downhill A44A44 DownhillA26 B92 B92 Eglinton Bann B67 B67 Cloughmills Coleraine B15B1555 CushendunCushendun Coleraine ArmoyArmoy Carnlough Dervock Glendun Coast &A54 Glens Binevenagh A26 Dervock River GlenaanGlendun Roe Binevenagh Mountain A26 RiverBush GlenaanGlenarm Glencorp Londonderry Valley Mountain Macosquin Bush Glencorp Garvagh Lough Foyle B69 Macosquin Cushendall Lough Foyle B69 A37 Bann A44 Slieveanorra Valley Glenarm Mountain B68 AA22 A433 Slieveanorra TievebulliaghA2 Cushendall A6 A37 Bann A44Glencloy Mountain Glenariff Valley Mountain AA22 A54 Loughguile Tievebulliagh B192 City of Derry Ballymoney MountainB14 GarronGlenariffGarron Airport Rasharkin A26 Plateau Point Kilrea Limavady A54 B66 Loughguile Glenariff A29 Ballymoney Garron CityA2 of9 Derry Ballykelly B14 Glenballyemon Garron River Plateau Point Airport A26 A43 Limavady Roe B66 River B97 Glenariff Eglinton A29 A26 Dungiven Ballykelly Bann Glenballyemon River A42 Cloughmills A43 Carnlough Swatragh Roe River Ballygally Claudy Roe A54 A26 N Eglinton Londonderry Valley Bann Glenarm A6 Garvagh Carnfunnock Broughshane Cloughmills Cairnryan B68 A433 Glenarm CountryA2Carnlough Park A6 Glencloy Troon Feeny Roe Cullybackey A54 Slemish B192 Rasharkin W E Londonderry Upperlands Valley Kilrea Mountain Glenarm Garvagh A29 Glenarm B68 A433 B97 IslandmageeA2 A6 Portglenone Dungiven A42 Glencloy Swatragh Ballygally S AClaudy42B192 Gracehill Ballymena N Rasharkin Larne Carnfunnock A6 Kilrea Broughshane B900 A29 Country Park Cairnryan Sperrin Feeny Ahoghill Cullybackey Slemish Troon Mountains WMaghera E Upperlands Mountain B97 Dungiven A36 A42 Swatragh Portglenone BallygallyIslandmagee Claudy S A42 Gracehill Ballymena Larne N CarnfunnockB900 A6 Broughshane A2 A6 Sperrin Maghera Ahoghill Country Park Cairnryan Mountains B1550 Feeny Cullybackey A8 SlemishA36 Troon W E Bellaghy Upperlands Mountain Glenoe A2 A6 Kells A8 B1550 A54 PortglenoneBellaghy Glenoe Islandmagee S Gracehill BallymenaKells A42 A54 Larne B900 CastledawsonSperrin Maghera Castledawson Ahoghill Ballycarry Mountains Ballycarry A57A36 A6 AA5726 A26 Whitehead A6 Randalstown Toome Ballyclare Whitehead A2 A6 Magherafelt Randalstown A8 B1550 Toome A29 Bellaghy Ballyclare A8 A2 Glenoe Magherafelt Kells Carrickfergus A54 A29 A31 AntrimA8 A2 Castledawson TemplepatrickCarrickfergus Ballycarry A31 A26 A6 A57Whiteabbey Cairnryan AntrimA6 Lough A26 Isle of Man Glengormley Liverpool Whitehead Neagh Randalstown A57A A29 Toome Ballyclare Magherafelt Templepatrick Newtownabbey A29 A8 A2 A26 A6 WhiteabbeyA52 Cairnryan Carrickfergus Lough Isle of Man A31 GlengormleyCrumlin Antrim Neagh A57A A26 Liverpool Templepatrick A29 A29 Newtownabbey Belfast Reproduced by permission of the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. 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Permit Number: 70124 A30 A30 The Causeway About the area Coast & Glens Stretching from Belfast Lough to Lough Foyle the Causeway Coast and Glens is a unique area full of Heritage Trust contrasts and dramatic landscapes which have The Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust (CCGHT) inspired the history, the culture, the folklore and a is a charity devoted to protecting and enhancing the legend of giants. unique heritage of the Causeway Coast and Glens This landscape of ‘great wonder and beauty’ includes area, including (but not limited to) the Binevenagh, the Giant’s Causeway & Causeway Coast WHS, Causeway Coast and Antrim Coast and Glens Areas of Northern Ireland’s only World Heritage Site and one Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) and the Giant’s of only three in the entire island of Ireland. The area Causeway and Causeway Coast World Heritage Site includes three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: (WHS). the Causeway Coast AONB, the Antrim Coast and Glens CCGHT develops and works in partnership with a range AONB, and the Binevenagh AONB. of organisations including landowners, local Councils The Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust area also and the farming, tourism, education, environment and encompasses a small northern section of the Sperrins community sectors. AONB. Antrim Coast & Binevenagh Glens Area of Area of Outstanding Outstanding Natural Beauty Natural Beauty The Antrim Coast & Glens AONB was Binevenagh AONB was designated in 2006. This is a designated in 1988 under the Nature Conservation and re-designation and extension of the area previously Amenity Lands (NI) Order. It includes Rathlin Island, designated in 1966 as the North Derry AONB. the Glens of Antrim and the coastal area between Larne The distinctive headland of Binevenagh with its and Ballycastle. There is no doubt this area contains dramatic cliffs marks the western limit of the Antrim some of the most beautiful and varied scenery in basalt plateau. From here there are spectacular Northern Ireland. panoramic views of Magilligan, Inishowen and of Islay The area is dominated by the Antrim Plateau rising to and Jura in Scotland. The AONB includes some of the over 500m and cut by fast flowing rivers to form a series finest beaches and dune systems in Ireland together of picturesque glens running east and with the small seaside resort of Castlerock. The flat north-east towards the sea. Above all the Antrim Coast alluvial plain near Lough Foyle is important for arable and Glens AONB is an area of contrasts with Northern farming whereas the upland area, characterised by Ireland’s only inhabited offshore island, gentle bays open moor land and forestry, is more suited to sheep and valleys, dramatic headlands, farmland and the farming. wild open expanse of moorland on the plateau. Added In addition, Binevenagh AONB has a colourful cultural to this the area has a long settlement history with and an outstanding built and archaeological heritage many important archaeological sites, listed buildings, which includes many listed buildings and scheduled historic monuments and conservation areas. monuments. Visitors have the opportunity to take Rich in folklore, it has a strong cultural heritage and part in a wide range of recreational activity including close associations with Scotland. On a clear day there walking, cycling, swimming, orienteering, angling and are fine views eastwards to the Scottish Islands and gliding. This, together with the easy access by road, the Mull of Kintyre which is only 12.4 mile away from rail, air and sea, has helped to establish Binevenagh Torr Head. AONB as one of Northern Ireland’s most popular visitor destinations. Causeway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Extending for 18.6 mile along the North Antrim Coast Here the land is farmed right to the very edge of the cliffs the Causeway Coast AONB has a wide variety of different which plunge dramatically down to sea level. landscapes including the Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Towards Ballintoy, limestone and basalt cliffs again Coast World Heritage Site. The western part of the AONB dominate the landscape and there are breathtaking views is characterised by an extensive dune system at East of White Park Bay and Sheep Island. The duneland system Strand. It also includes a dramatic