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Lowtown Fort

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.82822, -5.88380

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • ✦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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Redwing, Mistle Thrush +29 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Starling, Redwing, Mistle Thrush +29 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Painted Lady, Green-veined White +7 more · last seen 2017; Insects — Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Painted Lady, Green-veined White +7 more · last seen 2017

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Bluebell · last seen 2022; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Bluebell · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ulster WayWalking route1000 km

A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.

Named routeLength 1000 kmRound tripNational walking route
Antrim Hills WayWalking route35 km

Slemish to Glenarm

Named routeLength 35 kmRegional walking route
Antrim Hills Way (Ulster Way Section)Walking route31 km

Ballynure to Glenarm

Named routeLength 31 kmRegional walking route
Causeway Coast and Glens - 9 - Salllagh Braes WalkWalking route10.8 km
Named routeLength 10.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling route

"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)

Named routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 93 ExtensionCycling route
Named routeRef 93National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route130 m
Named routeRef 93Length 130 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route201 m
Named routeRef 93Length 201 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 93Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route711 m
Named routeRef 93Length 711 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J3699 : The Belfast Road near Larne (6)

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J3699 : The Belfast Road near Larne (6)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dixon ParkUrban park4.8 km→🐄The DairyVisitor farm4.2 km→🌱Larne CenotaphUrban park4.5 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Linn GlenUrban park3.8 km→✦Glynn Old ChurchHistoric site4.7 km→

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