Islandmagee
| Peninsula on the coast of Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Larne; area 11 km/7 mi by 3 km/2 mi. There are large basalt cliffs on the east side, a section of which is known as the Gobbins. |
| There is a dolmen (Neolithic stone chamber) known as the Druid's Chair, at which a number of ornaments and funeral urns have been found. |
| In 1642 the inhabitants of Islandmagee were killed by forces from Carrickfergus, some reputedly by being thrown off the cliffs. Slaughterford Bridge commemorates this event. |
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