Kilwaughter Castle, Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Kilwaughter Castle | Occurrence |
Larne | Town |
Co. Antrim | County |
Northern Ireland | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 50' 35'' North , 5° 53' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Larne | 18,421 (2016) | 4.7km |
Ballyclare | 9,472 (2016) | 12.5km |
Carrickfergus | 29,208 (2016) | 15.1km |
Whitehead | 3,697 (2016) | 15.2km |
Greenisland | 5,073 (2016) | 15.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
248711
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:248711:6
GUID (UUID V4):
3541425e-d62c-4908-a6dc-52643defc46d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Killwaughter Castle
Kilwaughter is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near the town of Larne. It is in an electoral ward situated within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. Kilwaughter is a rural village or hamlet.
Kilwaughter is the home of Kilwaughter Castle, built by John Nash between 1803 and 1807, for the Agnew family. Located on the site of an older 17th century tower, the castle is situated in the hills, about 3 miles (ca. 5 km) Southwest of Larne. Seized by the government during WWII, Kilwaughter Castle was used to house soldiers in the 1940s. These soldiers were members of the American 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion and based here during preparations for the D-Day Landings. The castle remained uninhabited from that time and fell into disrepair — with collapsed floors and a collapsed roof. It is privately owned and not open to the public. As of 2017, a charitable trust was reportedly being formed to "stop further deterioration of the castle".
In addition to the still imposing castle, the landscape around Kilwaughter now finds itself marked by industry, with a number of quarries operating in the local area.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
ⓘ 'Chabazite' Localities: |
ⓘ Garronite-Ca Formula: Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O Localities: |
ⓘ 'Gismondine Subgroup' |
ⓘ Natrolite Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O Localities: |
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup' Localities: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Natrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
ⓘ | Garronite-Ca | 9.GC.05 | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Gismondine Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Thomsonite Subgroup' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
H | ⓘ Garronite-Ca | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O |
H | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
O | ⓘ Garronite-Ca | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O |
O | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Na | ⓘ Garronite-Ca | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O |
Na | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Al | ⓘ Garronite-Ca | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O |
Al | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Garronite-Ca | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O |
Si | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Garronite-Ca | Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O |
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilwaughter |
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Wikidata ID: | Q21008760 |
Localities in this Region
- Northern Ireland
- Co. Antrim
- Larne
- Kilwaughter Castle
- Larne
- Co. Antrim
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