Causeway Coast and Glens

Causeway Coast and Glens

Irish: *Cósta an Chlocháin agus na Gleannta*
Ulster Scots: *Causey Coast an Glens*
Causeway Coast and Glens Irish: Cósta an Chlocháin agus na Gleannta; Ulster Scots: Causey Coast an Glens;
District and borough
	Motto(s): Latin: Integerrime Servire, lit. 'service with integrity'
	Causeway Coast and Glens shown within Northern Ireland
	Coordinates: 55°12′11″N 6°30′00″W / 55.203°N 6.500°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Northern Ireland
Incorporated	1 April 2015
Named for	Causeway Coast and the Glens of Antrim
Administrative HQ	Cloonavin, Coleraine
Government
• Type	District council
• Body	Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
• Executive	Committee system
• Control	No overall control
Area
• Total	760 sq mi (1,980 km2)
• Rank	2nd
Population (2022)
• Total	141,316
• Rank	9th
• Density	180/sq mi (71/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	BT
Dialling codes	028
ISO 3166 code	GB-CCG
GSS code	N09000004
Website	causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk

Causeway Coast and Glens is a local government district covering most of the northern part of Northern Ireland. It was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the Borough of Ballymoney, the Borough of Coleraine, the Borough of Limavady and the District of Moyle. The local authority is Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.

Geography

The district covers most of the northern part of Northern Ireland; an area totalling 1796 km² spanning parts of Counties Antrim and Londonderry. It had a population of around 141,316 in 2022.^[3] The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008 as 'Causeway Coast' and was revised in February 2009.

Northern Ireland Railways stations

Rail services

NI Railways provides services on the Belfast-Derry railway line between Derry~Londonderry station in the west and east to Belfast Lanyon Place station and Belfast Grand Central station.

The Coleraine-Portrush line provides a service from the interchange at Coleraine station at the south of the branch with Portrush station the station terminal at the north of the branch line.

Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway

The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway is a heritage railway and major tourist attraction.

Coastal physical geography

The area stretches around from the River Roe near Bellarena on the shores of Lough Foyle, with Magilligan Point with Benone Strand on the Atlantic Ocean, and Mussenden Temple perched on the cliffs to Castlerock. At Castlerock the first of the seaside resorts the estuary of the River Bann is reached with crossing points located upstream at Coleraine. From the River Bann the coast includes seaside resorts of Portstewart and Portrush. Further along there is Dunluce Castle, Portballintrae and the town of Bushmills. Whilst Bushmills (home to the world's oldest licensed distillery which has produced the famous Irish whiskey "Bushmills" since 1608). The River Bush is crossed beside the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway, and the Giant's Causeway is nearby. The next place are Ballintoy, and onwards to Ballycastle

The area is popular with tourists and includes some of the best-known physical features of Northern Ireland: the Giant's Causeway (a World Heritage Site), the Glens of Antrim and Rathlin Island, which lies 7 miles off Ballycastle. The coast includes Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and the small Dunseverick Castle, and the more isolated seaside resort of Ballycastle, with a ferry to Rathlin Island across the Straits of Moyle. From Ballycastle the coastline veers southwards around Fair Head and continues with the North Channel and the settlements of Cushendun, then Cushendall and finally Waterfoot.