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.
County Antrim is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 3,086 square kilometres (1,192 sq mi) and has a population of 651,321, as of the 2021 census. County Antrim has a population density of 211 people per square kilometre or 546 people per square mile. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland.
Glens of Antrim at Glendun
Fair Head seen from Ballycastle
Columnar basalt at Giant's Causeway
Larne Harbour