Viewpoints · Northern Ireland
Fair Head
Also known as: An Bhinn Mhór
Fair Head is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Fair Head is a named viewpoint in the United Kingdom. Also known as: An Bhinn Mhór. Coordinates: 55.2241°, -6.1403°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Fair Head or Benmore (Irish: An Bhinn Mhór; The Great Cliff) is a five-kilometre-long (three-mile), 200-metre-high (650-foot), mountain cliff, close to the sea, at the north-eastern corner of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The cliff's sheer and vertical 100-metre-high (350-foot) dolerite rock face is shaped into distinctive vertical columns like organ pipes, which formed 60 million years ago when a sill of igneous rock was injected between horizontal Carboniferous sediments. Fair Head is considered one of the best traditional climbing and bouldering locations in the British Isles, and is one of the biggest expanses of climbable rock in Northwest Europe. It has one of the largest concentration of extreme-graded routes in the British Isles, and has climbs at E9-grade (e.g. Rathlin Effect), as well as highball problems at E9-grade (e.g. Long runs the Fox), and bouldering at 8B+ (V14) grade (e.g. Blondie SDS).
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Background
Architecture
Fair Head is one of the largest rock climbing crags in the British Isles, stretching to over 5-kilometers. The individual sections can have a very different feel and character, ranging from dry westerly faces to cold dark northerly faces. The main sectors (and subsectors) are (east to west):
Visiting
Fair Head crag is on private property and is part of the McBride family farm, a working farm the McBride family has operated for over three centuries, but access is given. The eastern side of Murlough Bay is part of the National Trust. The McBride's "Sean's Farm" car park is near to the Ballycastle Descent Gully area, while the "National Trust" car park is closer to the Grey Man's Path Gully. From either car park, it takes about 15 minutes to reach the top of the crag. Fair Head's eastern end (the Small Crag, and the Murlough Bay bouldering area) can be approached from the Murlough Bay car park. The two main descent options to the base of the crag by foot are the popular Ballycastle Descent…
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- Coordinates
- 55.2241, -6.1403
- District
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Postcode
- BT54 6RG
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Antrim
- Official site
- explorefairhead.com
Sources
- osm: n1592787567 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Fair Head (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fair Head?
- Fair Head is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT54 6RG).
- Is Fair Head free to visit?
- Yes, Fair Head is free to enter.
- How do I get to Fair Head?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT54 6RG. It sits within the North Antrim parliamentary constituency.