Cushendall
Sign in to saveCushendall (), formerly known as Newtownglens, is a coastal village and townland (of 153 acres) in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parish of Layd, and is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cushendall
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,226
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Cushendall
- UK place.irish_name
- Cois Abhann Dalla/Bun Abhann Dalla
- UK place.scots_name
- Cushendall
- UK place.static_image_name
- Cushendall2.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Cushendall village with hurling mural
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.population
- 1,180
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Antrim
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Antrim
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- North Antrim
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- County Antrim
- Population
- +1280
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Cushendall2.jpg
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Places of interest
- Curfew Tower
- Oisin's Grave
- Layd Church and Churchyard
- Red Bay Castle
- Glenariff Forest Park
- Demographics
- Sport
- Hurling
- Sailing
- Other sports
- Tourism
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Cushendall (), formerly known as Newtownglens, is a coastal village and townland (of 153 acres) in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parish of Layd, and is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district.
Located on the A2 coast road between Glenariff and Cushendun, Cushendall is in the Antrim Coast and Glens an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It lies in the shadow of the table topped Lurigethan Mountain and at the meeting point of three of the Glens of Antrim: Glenaan, Glenballyemon and Glencorp. This part of the Northern Irish coastline is separated from Scotland by the North Channel, with the Mull of Kintyre about 16 miles away. In the 2021 census, Cushendall had a population of 1,180 people.