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| Torr Head | Coolranny | Loughan Bay and distant Torr Head |
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The Torr Scenic Road turns off the main A2 at Ballyvoy to take the coast road to Cushendun, the Ulster Way also follows the road which passes the access lanes to the ' well worth seeing' Fair Head and Murlough Bay. From Murlough the route climbs up to Greenamore Mountain or West Torr where you can chose to continue on the main road to Torr Head or take an alternative smaller lane past the old radio masts and outbuildings that once was a transmission and listening station for the Royal Air Force - on the inland side of this hill is chambered Megalithic grave. The lane descends steeply to Torr Head but it will rewarded you with some spectacular views over to the Mull of Kintyre. The old ruined buildings below Torr where once custom houses and the building on the point an old lookout station - in the late 1800's like at Malin Head, this was a semaphore signalling station that recorded the passage of transatlantic ships and relayed the information to Lloyds of London and the incoming port of destination. The Scottish clansmen who settled along the north coast from time to time used Torr Head as a beacon from which they summoned assistance from their allies in Argyllshire. The tides around Torr are particularly treacherous - on a still day when a flood tide is running it roars with the sound of a fast flowing river around the headland. The small harbour and salmon fishery of Portaleen lies on the east side of the headland nestled in close to the shore and sheltered from prevailing winds. |
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