page_title: Ballycastle, County Antrim
section_title: Buildings of note
hierarchical_section_title: Ballycastle, County Antrim / Buildings of note
caption_attribution_description: English: MV Canna, Rathlin Island ferry at Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Massey Ferguson 6290 tractor with a Taarup (Kverneland) mower
context_page_description: Ballycastle is a small seaside town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is on the north-easternmost coastal tip of Ireland, in the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The harbour hosts the ferry to Rathlin Island, which can be seen from the coast. The Ould Lammas Fair is held each year in Ballycastle on the last Monday and Tuesday of August. Ballycastle is the home of the Corrymeela Community.
  Ballycastle had a population of 5,237 at the 2011 census. It was the seat and main settlement of the old Moyle District Council. Ballycastle was named the best place to live in Northern Ireland in a list compiled by The Sunday Times in 2016.
context_section_description: Holy Trinity Parish Church is a Church of Ireland church situated in The Diamond, i.e., the main square. Like the rest of The Diamond, the church is grade 'A' listed. Built by Colonel Hugh Boyd, who bore the total cost, the church was completed in 1756 and is popularly known as Boyd's Church. It was built in Graeco-Italian style with an apse-shaped chancel, and an octagonal spire about 100 feet high. It was effectively a chapel for the Boyd family and its estate for many years. The remains of many Boyd descendants are in the vaults below - although it was always subject to Episcopal jurisdiction. It was given to the Church of Ireland in about 1950. The church is open every day from 9am-5pm.
  Bonamargy Friary is off the Cushendall Road on the approach to Ballycastle and is a late Franciscan foundation established in 1485 by Rory MacQuillan. Locked vaults hold the remains of the celebrated chieftain, Sorley Boy MacDonnell, and several of the Earls of Antrim.
  Kinbane Castle is situated on a headland projecting into the sea, about 3 miles (5 km) from Ballycastle on the road to Ballintoy. Originally a two-storey building, it was built in 1547 by Colla MacDonnell, who died within its walls in 1558.
  There are several churches in Ballycastle. Ballycastle's Presbyterian Church (in Castle Street) has a distinctive round tower.
caption: Rathlin Island Ferry, Ballycastle Harbour
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