Ballycastle

Ballycastle
Town (pop., 1991: 4,005), district seat of Moyle, Northern Ireland.

It is situated along Ballycastle Bay, opposite an island where Scotland's King Robert I is said to have hidden from enemies in a cave. It is a market centre, fishing harbour, and resort.

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Irish  Baile An Chaistil 

      town, Moyle district (established 1973), formerly in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated along Ballycastle Bay, opposite Rathlin Island, where Robert Bruce, king of Scotland, is said to have hidden in a cave. Ballycastle is at the mouth of Glenshesk and close to Knocklayd (1,695 feet [517 metres]). The town is a market centre, fishing harbour, and resort. Nearby are the ruins of Bunamargy Franciscan Friary and Dunaneanie Castle. In 1898 Guglielmo Marconi (Marconi, Guglielmo)'s first wireless system was installed at Rathlin and Ballycastle between a lighthouse and the mainland. Pop. (2001) 5,073.

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