User:Penguin2006/Fair Head
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Fair Head (Irish: an Bhinn Mhór) is the most prominent headland of the north Antrim coast.[1] It is three miles (five km) east of the town of Ballycastle and the closest part of the mainland to Rathlin Island.
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Fair Head | |
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an Bhinn Mhór | |
![]() Fair Head seen from Ballycastle | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
Coordinates | 55°13′16″N 6°09′14″W |
Naming | |
Language of name | lang-ga |
Geography | |
Location | County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
OSI/OSNI grid | D180438 |
Topo map | OSNI Discoverer 5 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Paleogene dolerite sill |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Fair_Head_-_geograph.org.uk_-_817076.jpg/320px-Fair_Head_-_geograph.org.uk_-_817076.jpg)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Grey_Man%27s_Path_at_Fair_Head%2C_Ballycastle%2C_Northern_Ireland_-_NLI.jpg/640px-Grey_Man%27s_Path_at_Fair_Head%2C_Ballycastle%2C_Northern_Ireland_-_NLI.jpg)
The largest settlement is the small clachan of Craigfad with less than a dozen houses. The eastern side of the headland is designated a coastal reserve.[2] But Fair Head has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the eighteenth century it was the site of large scale industries, including coal mines. In the nineteenth century, it became a tourist destination.[3]
Among rock climbers, Fair Head has the reputation as being the 'best crag in the UK'.[4]