Larne Lough
| Larne Lough | |
|---|---|
 Location of Larne Lough | |
| Location | Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°49′39″N 5°47′24″W / 54.82762°N 5.79011°W |
| Basin countries | Northern Ireland |
| Designated | 4 March 1997 |
| Reference no. | 895[1] |
Larne Lough, historically Lough Larne (from
special protection area, and a Ramsar site to protect the wetland environment, particularly due to the presence of certain bird species and shellfish
.
Name
The lough takes its name from the small medieval territory of Latharna meaning "descendants of Lathair". The older name for the lough was Loch Ollarbha or Inbhear nOllarbha, from Ollarbha, the ancient name of the Larne Water.
Places of interest
Chaine Memorial Tower lighthouse is on the west side of the entrance to Larne Lough.
Flora and fauna
In 1929, a "Coastal Survey" of the
Railway line
The
Belfast Central to Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station
.
See also
- List of loughs in Ireland
- List of Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland
References
- ^ "Larne Lough". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Larne Lough, County Antrim". Place Names NI.
- ^ Lynn, M.J. 1960 Coastal survey X (new series) southern end of Larne Lough, Co. Antrim. Ir. Nat. J. 13:159–163.
- ^ Lynn, M.J. 1961. Coastal survey XI (new series) northern end of Larne Lough, Co. Antrim. Ir. Nat. J. 13:223–227.