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Portballintrae
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Portballintrae is a
small sea-side village located four miles east of Portrush and two
miles west of the Giant's Causeway.
Portballintrae was originally a fishing village - a cluster of
whitewashed cottages nestled around the horse shoe-shaped Ballintrae
Bay. Many of its earlier buildings have been beautifully restored
and maintained - including the fishermen's cottages, the Old
Coastguard Station and Seaport Lodge. The latter is an excellent
example of Ulster's Architectural Heritage and was built in the
1770's by the Leslie family as a bathing lodge.
The village is adjacent to the Giants Causeway, designated as an
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and World Heritage Site
Off the coast of Portballintrae a team of Belgian divers brought up
the greatest find of Spanish Armada treasure ever recovered from a
wrecked ship. The Girona’s recovered gold jewellery is on show in
the Ulster Museum, Belfast. |
Portballintrae Holiday Homes - County Antrim, Ireland