RHH's photos with the keyword: fairhead

No photos of Northern Ireland without photos of sheep, so here are two of them. It is interesting that on many of the walks and hikes we did we were hiking on private land or on paths that skirted private land and there were always sheep nearby. They were so common I often did not think to take photos but in this case, when we were hiking at Fair Head, the last day on the coast I did remember.

The last day of our stay on the north coast of Northern Ireland we walked the Gray Man's Path around Fair Head, a headland on the coast. In this photo, Scotland is visible in the distance. Fair Head is considered one of the premier rock-climbing locations in Europe and its cliffs are visible along much of the north coast.

In this photo some of the distinctive "organ pipe" rock formations that are common along the north coast of Northern Ireland can be seen. A corner of Rathlin Island is also visible on the left of the photo. We hiked the top of headland along the Gray Man's path.

This is the view west from Fair Head, a prominent headland on the north coast of Northern Ireland. The town in the distance is Ballycastle and I believe the hill behind Ballycastle is Islandcorr.

A crannog is a prehistoric lake dwelling in Ireland built on an artificial or partly artificial island in the middle of a lake. This crannog is in Lough na Cranagh in County Antrim near the coast. We hiked Fairhead there and photographed this crannog there, though from a distance as it is on private property.

One of the last days of our stay in Portballintrae, Northern Ireland, we visited Fairhead, a headland on the north coast and hiked the trails there. We found several lakes on the headland, though this one, Lough na Cranagh, is on private property. It is named for the crannog, the larger island in the lake. A crannog is a prehistoric lake dwelling in Ireland built on an artificial or partly artificial island in the middle of a lake.

Kenbane Castle is a castle ruin located on the Northern Ireland coast between Ballycastle and Carrick-a-rede. This shot looks east.