Basalt Quarry, Ballintoy Demense

This is the site of a basalt quarry, mined by Welsh miners in the 19th century. It is now part of the farm owned by Maurice Mc Henry.

According to Hunter Kane, the stone sets from this quarry were exported to Scotland and England for use in paving.

This record was collected as part of Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust’s Uncharted Histories of the Causeway Coast Project. Please click here to learn more about this project.