Bonamargy Friary

ChubbyThumper · May 8, 2011

I spent a fascinating hour wandering the grounds and ruin of the old Friary. A local man told me it has a strong connection with the sea and any bodies found on the beach were always buried up here. The Friary is on the road to Tor head out of Ballycastle. As you pass the golf course the small car park can be seen at the side of the road to the right.

Could this really be 1630? Friary founded 1500...

May 7th 1800

Skull and crossbones, a pirate or a surgeon perhaps? I don't know enough about these symbols

ChubbyThumper · May 9, 2011

This may have been done by an apprentice

Unknown sailor

dancerdave · May 9, 2011

Its also a favourite spot for the local traffic branch to do speed checks :blast

Betty Swollocks · May 9, 2011

It's also a favourite place for The Black Nun to go a haunting. I remember going there on a night time ghost hunt as a teenager.

Is it possibly the place where a number of German sailors or sub-mariners were buried during WW2? Or maybe I imagined that bit!

Padge · May 10, 2011

ChubbyThumper said:

That's a great shot Terry :thumb2

.. Print a heap out and sell them as postcards.

bogman · May 11, 2011

Very nice, will add to my must visit list

ChubbyThumper · May 12, 2011

Padge said:
That's a great shot Terry.. Print a heap out and sell them as postcards.

Cheers Padge, can I put you down for 50 then?

Bogman can't PM you whilst you're in the "red brigade"

dancerdave · May 13, 2011

Betty Swollocks said:
It's also a favourite place for The Black Nun to go a haunting. I remember going there on a night time ghost hunt as a teenager.

Is it possibly the place where a number of German sailors or sub-mariners were buried during WW2? Or maybe I imagined that bit!

and I remember you and me "ghost hunting" in Cairndhu Hospital
:jes