Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge, Ballintoy Not perhaps the number one choice for vertigo sufferers, the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge was erected by fishermen more than 350-years ago to enable them to check their salmon nets. Suspended across a 20-metre chasm between the mainland and the tiny island of Carrick (with a 30-metre drop to the water below) at Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge the …
Dunluce Castle
Dunluce Castle, Bushmmills Sitting precariously on a cliff top above the raging Atlantic Ocean clings Dunluce Castle, one of Ireland’s most iconic images. This 14th century fortification overlooking Royal Portrush Golf Club has a rich history of occupation and siege. Richard de Burgh, Sorley Boy MacDonnell, Sir John Perrott, and its last resident Randall MacConnell all appreciated its strengths as …