Ballintoy, Co Antrim - sheep, small hills - National Trust postcard c.2000s

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• Picture / Image:  "Mountaineering sheep atop a small hill in Ballintoy, 1 and half  miles East of White Park Bay, Co. Antrim "
• Publisher: National Trust 
• Postally used: no
• Stamp:  n/a
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• Notes / condition: slightly larger than modern size

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Ballintoy (from Irish Baile an Tuaigh, meaning 'the northern townland') is a small village, townland (of 274 acres)[1] and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is alongside the B15 coast road, 28 km (17 mi) north-east of Coleraine, 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Ballycastle and between it and Bushmills. It is in the historic barony of Cary.[1] The village lies about one kilometre from Ballintoy Harbour, a small fishing harbour at the end of a very small, narrow, steep road down Knocksaughey hill which passes by the entrance to Larrybane and Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. The harbour is host to a dawn service on Easter Sunday each year.

Ballintoy's population was recorded at 165 people in the 2001 Census. The village has commercial and social facilities including tourist accommodation, restaurants, several small shops, and two churches. The distinctive white Ballintoy Parish Church sits on the hill above the harbour. The village was originally built around a single street separating the inland pastures from the strip fields running towards the sea. Two of the village's oldest hotels and pubs, the Carrick-A-Rede Hotel and the Fullerton Arms, still stand on this street.[2] The village is in the area covered by Moyle District Council.

In 2011 residents objected to the erection of bilingual street signs in English and Irish in a petition sent to Moyle District Council after an application was requested for an English/Irish sign at Harbour Road opposite the local Church of Ireland.[3]

Game of Thrones

The village was used for the fictional town of Lordsport in the Isle of Pyke second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones.[4] The filming at the harbour took place on 18, 19 and 22 August 2011, and from 15 August there was a limited public access to the zone. The local shops and fishermen, who had to temporarily berth their boats in Ballycastle, were compensated by the production.[5]

Beach at Ballintoy

Places of interest

Bendhu House is a listed building on the road to the harbour and was built by the artist Newton Penprase[citation needed]

Dunseverick Castle lies in ruins near the village, and is a short drive from the Giant's Causeway.

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is just outside the village. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny Carrick Island. It is thought salmon fishermen have been erecting bridges to the island for over 300 years. The bridge spans 20 m (66 ft) and is 30 m (98 ft) above the rocks below.

Sheep Island, County Antrim is off the north coast.

Ballintoy Parish Church was built in 1813 and incorporates the tower of the older church.