Bonamargy Friary

Probably built around 1480, these ruins are on the Cushendall Road just east of the town of Ballycastle near the north coast of Northern Ireland. The friary belonged to the Franciscan order and was maintained until 1790 when the last of the friars left. A number of the Earls of Ulster are buried in the friary, including Sorley Boy MacDonnell. The most famous grave, however, is that of Julie MacQuillen, the Black Nun of Bunnamargie. In the area around the friary are also be found the graves of seamen from the destroyer HMS Raccoon and the cruiser HMS Viknor, both World War I warships, the former sunk on the rocks in a storm and the latter sunk by a German mine.