Cary is a historic
barony in
County Antrim
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,
Northern Ireland
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To its north is the north-Antrim coast, and it is bordered by three other baronies:
Dunluce Lower to the west;
Dunluce Upper to the south; and
Glenarm Lower to the south-east.
The
Giant's Causeway
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is situated on the north coast of Cary.
Dunineny Castle lies in the
civil parish
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of
Ramoan within this barony.
The barony is named after the Cothrugu (Cotraigib, Crotraigib), an ancient tribe.
The
hurling
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club
Carey Faughs GAC, located in
Ballyvoy, takes its name from the barony.
Geographical features
The geographical features of Cary include:
*
Giant's Causeway
The Giant's Causeway () is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcano, volcanic fissure eruption, part of the North Atlantic Igneous Province active in the region during the Paleogene period. ...
*
Carneighaneigh and
Knocklayd mountains
*
Glenshesk valley
*The bays of Marketon (Margietown),
Whitepark Bay,
Cooraghy, and
Murlough Bay
*Doon, Lacada, and the Giant's Causeway points
*The islands of
Carrickarede and
Rathlin Island
*Loughaveema and Lough Doo
*The promontories of
Bengore Head,
Benbane Head,
Fair Head,
Torr Head, and Runabay Head
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Cary:
*
Ballycastle
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Cary:
*
Armoy (split with barony of
Dunluce Upper)
*
Ballintoy
*
Billy (split with barony of
Dunluce Lower)
*
Culfeightrin
*
Grange of Drumtullagh
*
Ramoan
*
Rathlin Island
See also
*
List of baronies of Northern Ireland
References
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