viewpoint in Antrim, Ireland
Fair Head
Ireland’s biggest cliff face, a dolerite wall popular with rock climbers
Worth the wander
Walk the plateau above a 100m-plus sheer dolerite cliff formed 60 million years ago, past the Lough na Cranagh crannóg, with views to Rathlin Island and Scotland’s Mull of Kintyre on a clear day.
Quick answers
- Cost
- Free (small seasonal car-park donation)
- Time and distance
- 8-9 km loop
- Parking
- Small seasonal car-park charge at Ballyvoy/Coolanlough Road.
Find your way
Coolanlough Road, near Ballycastle, Co. Antrim