Kinbane Castle
Kinbane Castle is a castle in County Antrim. It is 2.9 km northwest of Ballycastle. Close by, Dark Hedges is 12 km away, one of 5 within 15 km.
Castle near Ballycastle
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
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Just outside Ballycastle
Kinbane Castle is 2.9 km northwest of Ballycastle. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Expect 18°C highs in Ballycastle in July and August.
Kinbane Castle
Its story is told in 11 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 11 languages
- Town
- 2.9 km northwest of Ballycastle
Locating Kinbane Castle
Numbered points are the places near Kinbane Castle, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Towns a short way from Kinbane Castle
The biggest base of the 6 is Coleraine (24,483 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Ballycastle
Ballymoney
Portrush
Coleraine
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Kinbane Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballycastle | 2.9 km southeast of it | 5,628 | 4 |
| Ballymoney | 23 km southwest of it | 11,048 | 1 |
| Portrush | 23 km west of it | 6,150 | 7 |
| Coleraine | 26 km southwest of it | 24,483 | 5 |
| Portstewart | 27 km west of it | 7,854 | 8 |
| Cullybackey | 38 km south of it | 2,659 | 3 |
Make a day of it near Kinbane Castle
Choose from 5 places within 15 km, such as 2 castles, a garden and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or prioryBonamargy Abbey4.9 km away3CastleCastle · National TrustDunseverick Castle10 km away4CastleCastleDunaneeny Castle3.2 km away5
MuseumBallycastle Museum4.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Kinbane Castle
Where is Kinbane Castle?
Kinbane Castle is 2.9 km northwest of Ballycastle, Causeway Coast and Glens.
What is Kinbane Castle?
Castle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
When is the best time to visit Kinbane Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Ballycastle, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Kinbane Castle?
Within 15 km: Dark Hedges (12 km), Bonamargy Abbey (4.9 km), Dunseverick Castle (10 km) and Dunaneeny Castle (3.2 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)
- Kinbane Castle: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonamargy Abbey: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballycastle Museum: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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