Former Railway Station, Council Yard, Ballycastle, Co Antrim is a listed building in the Causeway Coast and Glens local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.
Former Railway Station, Council Yard, Ballycastle, Co Antrim
- WRENN ID
- scarred-rubblework-autumn
- Grade
- Local Planning Authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Constituency
- North Antrim MP: Jim Allister (TUV)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Irish grid reference
- D 115 406
- Coordinates
- 55.20075, -6.24851
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
The ruinous station building is a good example of a small seaside town railway station, offering potential for restoration as part of Ballycastle’s industrial heritage and contributing to the setting of the nearby Tow viaduct (HB05/14/027).
The station building is a single-story structure, significantly affected by vegetation and fencing, making a detailed elevation description difficult. It appears to have been originally constructed in red brick and later rendered, at least in parts. The roof retains its Bangor blue slates and a single red brick chimney. A wall extending along the platform is built of coursed random rubble basalt. A similar basalt wall supports a cylindrical water cistern, which was used for engines.
The Ballymoney to Ballycastle narrow gauge railway received Royal Assent on 22nd July 1875, with plans prepared by John Lanyon and James E McKinnon, using a gauge of 3 feet. Construction began in January 1879 and traffic commenced on 18th October 1880; the station building likely dates from around 1880. Although the lowest tender was submitted by Messrs Connor and Manisty, financial difficulties led to the contract being transferred to Messrs Butter & Fry. Rail traffic ceased in the 1950s. The site is now partially occupied by a bus depot and the council yard of the Moyle District Council. The Tow viaduct remains (see HB05/14/027), and sections of the permanent way without rails extend as far as Fairhill Street. The station is recorded as derelict and of industrial archaeological interest, situated within a conservation area.
Local climate
Former Railway Station, Council Yard, Ballycastle, Co Antrim sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,340 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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