Ballygally or Ballygalley is a village and holiday resort in County Antrim, Northern Ireland which lies on the Antrim coast, approximately 3 miles north of Larne. It is also a townland of 769 acres and is situated in the civil parish of Carncastle and the historic barony of Glenarm Upper. It had a population of 821 in the 2011 census. It is located within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area.
Looking south at Ballygally beach and Ballygally Head.
Ballygally Head
Ballygally Castle Hotel incorporates a 17th-century tower house
In the far distance, on the right, is the small peak of Scawt Hill. Six new minerals were discovered for the first time here, including scawtite and larnite.
Larne is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,853 at the 2021 census. It is a major passenger and freight roll-on roll-off port. Larne is administered by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. Together with parts of the neighbouring districts of Antrim and Newtownabbey and Causeway Coast and Glens, it forms the East Antrim constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly. The civil parish is in the historic barony of Glenarm Upper.
2020 view looking south-east towards Larne Harbour, Islandmagee, and down the length of Larne Lough
Larne c.1888
Ruins of Olderfleet Castle in the late 19th century
Photograph looking north from Islandmagee illustrating the proximity to Scotland. In the foreground is Islandmagee in Northern Ireland, followed by Stena Line ferries entering and leaving Larne, and The Maidens lighthouses. In the background are the Scottish Paps of Jura on the left and Mull of Kintyre on the right.
