Ramore Head () is a rocky

headland A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John ...

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The headland, pointing north-northwest, is the tip of the

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...

on which the town of Portrush lies. The area of the headland is an Area of Special Scientific Interest. The rocks here are

dolerite Diabase (), also called dolerite () or microgabbro, is a mafic, holocrystalline, subvolcanic rock equivalent to volcanic basalt or plutonic gabbro. Diabase dikes and sills are typically shallow intrusive bodies and often exhibit fine-grained ...

, an intrusive

igneous rock Igneous rock (derived from the Latin word ''ignis'' meaning fire), or magmatic rock, is one of the three main The three types of rocks, rock types, the others being Sedimentary rock, sedimentary and metamorphic rock, metamorphic. Igneous rock ...

formed from

volcanic A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates a ...

activity. There is a footpath around the headland, with grassland surrounding the path. There are also

recreation ground A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. N ...

s, including

tennis court A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the centre. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles matches. A variety of surfaces can be u ...

s and

lawn bowls Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

, and a

car park A parking lot (American English) or car park (British English), also known as a car lot, is a cleared area intended for parking vehicles. The term usually refers to an area dedicated only for parking, with a durable or semi-durable surfac ...

. Out at sea are a string of rocky islands known as the Skerries, the remains of past volcanic activity. These are also part of the Area of Special Scientific Interest.

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File:Ramore Head, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 386445.jpg, Ramore Head, looking towards the Skerries. File:Path, Ramore Head, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 813196.jpg, Path at Ramore Head. File:Thrift, Ramore Head, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 813205.jpg, Thrift at Ramore Head. File:The coast at Ramore Head, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 259963.jpg, The coast at Ramore Head. File:Rock at Ramore Head, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 386455.jpg, Rock at Ramore Head, looking towards the car park. File:Rock pool at Ramore Head, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 386449.jpg,

Rock pool A tide pool or rock pool is a shallow pool of seawater that forms on the rocky intertidal shore. Many of these pools exist as separate bodies of water only at low tide. Many tide pool habitats are home to especially adaptable animals that ...

at Ramore Head.

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Headlands of County Antrim Areas of Special Scientific Interest in County Antrim Portrush {{NorthernIreland-geo-stub

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