In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Carncastle like this:

Carncastle, coast par. and hamlet, E. co. Antrim, 4 miles NW. of Larne, 9723 ac., pop. 1321; P.O.; has ruins of a castle amid fine scenery.

Carncastle through time

Carncastle is now part of MID AND EAST ANTRIM District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID AND EAST ANTRIM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Carncastle itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Carncastle, in Mid and East Antrim and County Antrim | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28621

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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