Knocknacarry

Knocknacarry (/ˌnɒknəˈkjɑːri/ NOK-nə-KYAR-ee; from Irish Cnoc na Caraidh / Cnoc na Cora 'hill of the weir' – referring to a weir diverted off the River Dun which operated a watermill) is a hamlet and townland (of 155 acres) about 1 kilometre west of Cushendun and 17 kilometres south-east of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parish of Layd.[2] In the 2001 Census it had a population of 138 people. It is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area.

Entrance to the settlement

Knocknacarry Irish: Cnoc na Caraidh / Cnoc na Cora[1]
Knocknacarry Location within Northern Ireland
Population	138 (2001 Census)
District	Causeway Coast and Glens
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ballymena
Postcode district	BT44
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	North Antrim
NI Assembly	North Antrim

Knocknacarry lies within the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, designated in 1988.[3] St. Ciaran's Primary School, which also serves the village of Cushendun and the wider local area, is in Knocknacarry.[4]

The river bed of the River Dun at Knocknacarry Bridge, north of Knocknacarry, is of scientific interest in the field of mineralogy and an example of Cushendun Granite.[5]