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[[File:Blackhead Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 325684.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Black Head]] | [[File:Blackhead Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 325684.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Black Head]] | ||
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'''Black Head''' is a low, cliff-bound headland on the east coast of [[County Antrim]] marking the point where the coast turns the corner at the mouth of [[Belfast Lough]] into the [[North Channel]] | '''Black Head''' is a low, cliff-bound headland on the east coast of [[County Antrim]], marking the point where the coast turns the corner at the mouth of [[Belfast Lough]] into the [[North Channel]]. | ||
Standing on the headland is the [[Black Head Lighthouse, County Antrim|Blackhead Lighthouse]], which marks the mouth of the lough for shipping, and behind it the [[ | Standing on the headland is the [[Black Head Lighthouse, County Antrim|Blackhead Lighthouse]], which marks the mouth of the lough for shipping, and behind it the [[Blackhead Lightkeepers' Houses|old lighthouse keepers' cottages]]. | ||
To the north runs the long eastern coast of the county, where beyond [[Larne]] the [[Antrim Hills]] reach down to the sea, while to the south os the low, crowded shoreline of Belfast Lough, with the eponymous city at its head. Just a mile to the south-west, on the shore of the lough, is the contrastingly named village of [[Whitehead]]. | To the north runs the long eastern coast of the county, where beyond [[Larne]] the [[Antrim Hills]] reach down to the sea, while to the south os the low, crowded shoreline of Belfast Lough, with the eponymous city at its head. Just a mile to the south-west, on the shore of the lough, is the contrastingly named village of [[Whitehead]]. | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
* | *Location map: {{wmap|54.767071|-5.688814|zoom=14}} | ||
[[Category:Headlands of County Antrim]] | [[Category:Headlands of County Antrim]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:46, 15 November 2017
Black Head is a low, cliff-bound headland on the east coast of County Antrim, marking the point where the coast turns the corner at the mouth of Belfast Lough into the North Channel.
Standing on the headland is the Blackhead Lighthouse, which marks the mouth of the lough for shipping, and behind it the old lighthouse keepers' cottages.
To the north runs the long eastern coast of the county, where beyond Larne the Antrim Hills reach down to the sea, while to the south os the low, crowded shoreline of Belfast Lough, with the eponymous city at its head. Just a mile to the south-west, on the shore of the lough, is the contrastingly named village of Whitehead.
Outside links
- Location map: 54°46’1"N, 5°41’20"W