• Carnlough aerial view
  • Carnlough town
  • Heritage Hub Exhibition

Discover Carnlough and Wider Glens


Carnlough is the ideal place to pause on your journey of discovery through the Antrim Coast and Glens. The Causeway Coastal Route is ranked as one of the world's greatest road trips. Spend more time in Carnlough and the wider Glens of Antrim.

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Welcome to
The Heritage Hub


Gain an insight into the stunning industrial, geological and natural heritage of Carnlough and the surrounding Glens. Discover the many fascinating opportunities to explore a landscape shaped by the industry of human kind, over 5,000 years of history. From flint tools, to the early history of iron ore and limestone extraction, essential ingredients in steel making in the 19th Century. Strong cultural and trading links between Carnlough and the Glens, Scotland and the North East of England have existed for millennia. The forces of nature have carved the magnificent landscape and dramatic coastline, of this area. A warm welcome awaits you.

Discover Carnlough


Take time to get familiar with the many fascinating stories, people and places, involved in the early industrial history of Carnlough. If you are a visitor, this site provides you with much information to explore a hidden history of 19th Century industrial life in Carnlough and the Glens, to deepen and extend your knowledge of the area. If you are a Teacher or school pupil in primary education, this site provides you with information, worksheets and links to other sites to develop classroom based activities and self-study projects.

  • Mid & East Antrim
  • The National Lottery
  • Carnlough Community Association
  • Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust

The Heritage Hub at Carnlough Town Hall is a facility of Mid and East Antrim Council. The Heritage Hub has been supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Thanks to National Lottery Players, we have been able to actively engage communities in Carnlough and the wider Glens of Antrim, to rediscover the history of mining and quarrying industries, that began in the 19th Century and lasted until the 1960s.

The Hub exhibition has captured memories and artefacts from local people in Carnlough, to retell the story of this industrial past, aiming to encourage guided and self-guided tourism, in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty around Carnlough and into the wider Glens.

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