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Ballygally Castle
Castle · near Larne · Mid and East Antrim

Ballygally Castle

Ballygally Castle is a castle in County Antrim. Visitors find it 2.3 km northwest of Larne. Officially, it is a Grade A listed building.

Photo: Ballygally Castle, Kenneth Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
2.3 km
northwest of Larne
How well known
Top 15%
#1,210 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Castle near Larne

Just outside Larne

Ballygally Castle is 2.3 km northwest of Larne. Towns near it ↓

Grade A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Larne has 29 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

In Larne, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–19°C.

Jan8° / 3°106 mm
Feb9° / 3°82 mm
Mar10° / 4°72 mm
Apr13° / 6°57 mm
May15° / 7°55 mm
Jun18° / 10°65 mm
Jul19° / 12°74 mm
Aug19° / 12°78 mm
Sep17° / 11°69 mm
Oct14° / 8°101 mm
Nov11° / 6°98 mm
Dec9° / 4°100 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Larne, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Larne. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Larne’s full climate →
About

Ballygally Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages. Nearby, Olderfleet Castle (7.4 km) heads a list of 9 within 15 km.

Larne’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Grade A listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 7 languages
Town
2.3 km northwest of Larne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Locating Ballygally Castle

Orange: Ballygally Castle.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015

Towns near it

Nearby towns

They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

12
  1. 1Larne
  2. 2Cullybackey
1 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Larne

18,853 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 32 km west of it

Cullybackey

2,659 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Ballygally Castle isPeoplePlaces to visit
Larne2.3 km southeast of it18,8539
Cullybackey32 km west of it2,6593
Make a day of it

Beyond Ballygally Castle

Among the 9 within 15 km are 4 castles, 2 museums and an attraction.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Ballygally Castle, answered

Where is Ballygally Castle?

Ballygally Castle is 2.3 km northwest of Larne, Mid and East Antrim.

What is Ballygally Castle?

Castle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

When is the best time to visit Ballygally Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Larne, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Ballygally Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade A listed building.

What else is there to see near Ballygally Castle?

Within 15 km: Olderfleet Castle (7.4 km), Glenarm Castle (9.6 km), Kilwaughter Castle (6.5 km) and Larne Museum and Arts Centre (5.8 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.