The Antrim Hills or Antrim Mountains are a mountain range in Northern Ireland. The range stretches from Ballycastle in the north, to Ballyclare and Larne in the east, in the county of Antrim. The landscape is mostly moorland and blanket bog. The region is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Features It has a distinctive glaciated landscape with the mountains generally having rounded summits. Geologically, the Antrim hills are mostly formed from igneous rock such as basalt.
They are very sparsely populated and provide habitat for a diverse range of birds and mammals. Red fox, pine marten and red squirrels are commonly found alongside peregrine falcons, buzzards and sparrowhawks.
The twelve highest peaks in the Antrim Hills are listed below. Trostan climbs to , the highest of the four Arderin mountains in the range and the Antrim county high-point. Divis is considered to be part of the Belfast Hills.
List RankNameIrish name and meaningHeightand Arderin Begs . MountainViews.Prominence1TrostanTrostán (pole/staff)2SlievenaneeSliabh na Nia (mountain of the warriors)3KnocklaydCnoc Leithid (hill of the slope/expanse)4SlieveanorraSliabh an Earra (mountain of the tail/ridge)5Agnew's HillCnoc Ó Gnímh (hill of Agnew)6Skerry HillCnoc na Sceire (rocky hill)7Mid HillCnoc Lár (middle hill)8SlemishSliabh Mis (mountain of Mis)9CarncormickCarn Chormaic (Cormac's cairn)10Collin TopCollann (high ground)11SlievenahanaghanSliabh na hAnachaine (mountain of mischance/disaster)12CroaghanCruachán (little stack)
See also List of mountains in Ireland
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