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Craiganalbanagh

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.21037, -6.15467

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wren, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wren, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +124 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +124 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Primrose, Japanese Knotweed +9 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Heather, Primrose, Japanese Knotweed +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Link SectionsWalking route1000 km

"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"

Named routeLength 1000 kmRound trip
Moyle WayWalking route32 km

Waterfoot to Ballycastle

Named routeLength 32 kmRegional walking route
Ballypatrick Forest Trails - 0 Corratavey Glen TrailWalking route1.4 km
Named routeLength 1.4 kmLocal walking route
Watertop Waterfall WalkWalking route
Named route
Watertop Farm TrailWalking route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

D1742 : Fair Head, cattle grazing

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

D1742 : Fair Head, cattle grazing

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Killaleenan GraveHistoric site500 m→✦CairnHistoric site600 m→✦Cranagh IslandHistoric site900 m→✦Ballynaglogh Standing StonesHistoric site3 km→✦Bonamargy FriaryHistoric site4.9 km→✦CairnHistoric site1.7 km→

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