A quick cache and dash on the Coast Road.
The Antrim Coast Road cuts through some of the darkest events in Irish history. It was planned immediately after the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland, an event which led directly to the 1801 Act of Union, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under one government in London. The road The A2 is a major road in Northern Ireland, a large section of which is often called the Antrim Coast Road because it follows the scenic coastline of County Antrim. Mostly a single carriageway, the road actually follows the majority of the coastline of Northern Ireland. It is connected in several places to other major roads.
Designed by the architect and engineer Charles Lanyon, the Antrim Coast section from Larne to Ballycastle was built in the mid-19th. century following the potato famine, when many Irish people living in the remote Glens of Antrim died of hunger. The road was primarily designed to make the Glens more accessible, but incidentally and thanks to Lanyon's skill as a designer, also became one of the most beautiful scenic drives in the British Isles. was built in the 1830s, and hugs the coast around massive headlands and great bays for 22 miles. However, in 1845 its completion was overshadowed by a terrible disaster, the Great Irish Potato Famine. The road became an escape route for a starving population emigrating from this part of Co. Antrim. Today the Antrim Coast road remains one of the most unique and scenic coastal drives in the UK.
Entrance has a height restriction so will be unsuitable for high vehicles.