<< Our Photo Pages >> Whitepark Bay - Cairn in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Antrim
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Whitepark BayCountry: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Antrim Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Ballycastle
Latitude: 55.232691N Longitude: 6.3935W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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This area was a hotbed of activity in Neolithic times, largely due to the porcellanite axe factory on nearby Rathlin Island, and the flint nodules in the limestone cliffs along the coast here. There are also three small passage mounds nearby which overlook the bay, located to the south of the main coastal road.
The cairn can easily be reached from the beach.
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