Rathlin Island

Rathlin Island
True-color ESA Sentinel-2 image of Rathlin Island
Rathlin Island is located in Northern Ireland
Rathlin Island
Rathlin Island
Location within Northern Ireland
Population141 (2021 Census)
Irish grid referenceD134518
• Belfast47 mi (76 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBallycastle
Postcode districtBT54
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
WebsiteRathlin Development & Community Association's official website
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
55°17′42″N 06°11′51″W / 55.29500°N 6.19750°W / 55.29500; -6.19750

Rathlin Island (Irish: Reachlainn, pronounced [ˈɾˠaxlən̠ʲ]; Local Irish dialect: Reachraidh, Irish pronunciation: [ˈɾˠaxɾˠi]; Scots: Racherie)[2] is an island and civil parish off the coast of County Antrim (of which it is part) in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's northernmost point. As of the 2021 Census there are 141 people living on the island.[3]

  1. ^ "Beagmore Stone Circles and Alignments and Cregganconroe Court Grave" (PDF) (in Scots). NI Department of the Environment. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Place Names NI – Home". placenamesni.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021 pop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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