Scawt Hill
Videos
Scawt Hill is a volcanic plug in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in the borough of Larne, 5 km from the village of Ballygally.
Scawt Hill from the Sallagh Road, Cairncastle
At Scawt Hill, Cretaceous chalk, the white rock to the left of the photo, has been intruded by molten rock which cooled to dolerite, the darker rock to the right
Scawt Hill from Ballygally
Ballygally
Videos
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.