Mill Bay, County Antrim

For other places with the same name, see Millbay (disambiguation).

Millbay is a small Hamlet on Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Originally called Carnspindle Bay,nicknamed Millbay as there was a mill in the bay.Millbay is within the townland of Carnspindle. It is in the Larne Borough Council area. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 103 people (40 households).[1] (2001 census: 93 people).

Places of interest

Ballylumford Dolmen, locally known as the "Druid's Altar", is an archeological site where artifacts from an ancient burial chamber have been recovered.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Millbay". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ "County Antrim - Heritage/Historical - Ballylumford Dolmen". County Antrim.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2007.

54°49′27″N 5°44′56″W / 54.82417°N 5.74889°W / 54.82417; -5.74889


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