Co. Antrim: From the Rock of Fergus along the Grand Military Way - UK

Route:  From Carrickfergus to Glenarm

Start:   Carrickfergus Castle
End:    Glenarm Castle Estate

Note:   Additional points of interest along the way are highlighted on the BBC Hidden history website for this
            programme.

1.   Carrickfergus Castle
      12th century fortress built by John de Courcy on a dolorite spur in Belfast Lough.
2.   St Nicholas' Parish Church
      Norman/Elizabethan Church of Sir Arthur Chichester, containing his marble effigy.
3.   Rhanbuoy Park
      Formerly known as 'Gallows Green' site of execution of William Orr in 1797
4.   Ballygally Castle
      Scottish 'baronial-style' Plantation house of Sir James Shaw.
5.   Antrim Coast Road
      Formerly known as The Grand Military Way, started in 1832
6.   Altmore Street
      Birthplace of Eoin and James Mac Neill
7.   Glenarm Castle
       Historic seat of the Mac Donnells of Antrim - now a private residence

Hidden History
Journey 2:    bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dpm0g

Tel:   028 9033 8435

         laura_spence@bbc.co.uk