Northern coast of Northern Ireland       

Summer 1988


My then-not-quite in-laws hired a minibus and we drove (via the Stranraer-Larne ferry) to Portstewart in County Londonderry for a very pleasant and interesting holiday. Here are some of the attractions of Ulster's north coast.   This way to some quirkier pictures from the same area

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Londonderry coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Martello tower fortification at Magilligan Point.Antrim coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Middle part of the Giant's Causeway.
Londonderry coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Looking south-west to Binevenagh from above Benone.Antrim coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Upper part of the Giant's Causeway.
Londonderry coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Burial mound at south-west end of Portstewart.Antrim coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. The Giant's Causeway, from the cliffs above.
Londonderry coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Ruined church at south-west end of Portstewart.Antrim coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. 'The Organ' near the Giant's Causeway.
Londonderry coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Standing stone south-east of Portrush.Antrim coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Rock chimney & columns near the Giant's Causeway.
Antrim coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Bushmills distillery.Antrim coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Coastline east of the Giant's Causeway.
Antrim coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Bushmills distillery.Antrim coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. The harbour at Ballintoy.
Antrim coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Whiskey maturing at Bushmills Distillery.Antrim coast, Northern Ireland. Summer 1988. Keep of Carrickfergus Castle.