Knocknacarry ( ; – referring to a

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diverted off the River Dun which operated a

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) is a

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and

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(of 155 acres) about 1 kilometre west of

Cushendun Cushendun () is a small coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits off the A2 road (Northern Ireland), A2 coast road between Cushendall and Ballycastle, County Antrim, Ballycastle. It has a sheltered harbor, harbour and lies at t ...

and 17 kilometres south-east of Ballycastle in

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. It is situated in the historic barony of

Glenarm Lower Glenarm Lower is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its east runs the east-Antrim coast, and it is bordered by five other baronies: Cary to the north; Dunluce Lower and Kilconway to the west; Antrim Lower to the south-west; and Glena ...

and the

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of Layd. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 138 people. It is within the

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area. Knocknacarry lies within the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, designated in 1988. St. Ciaran's Primary School, which also serves the village of Cushendun and the wider local area, is in Knocknacarry. The river bed of the River Dun at Knocknacarry Bridge, north of Knocknacarry, is of scientific interest in the field of mineralogy and an example of Cushendun Granite.

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NI Neighbourhood Information System

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Photo: Entering the village of Knocknacarry from the south-west

A selection of photographs of Knocknacarry over the last century

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