Editing Larne (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Sailing on the North Channel - geograph.org.uk - 312647.jpg|thumb|275px|Photograph looking north from [[Islandmagee]] illustrating the proximity to [[Scotland]].<br /><br />In the foreground is [[Islandmagee]] in Northern Ireland, followed by [[Stena Line]] ferries entering and leaving Larne, and [[The Maidens]] lighthouses.<br /><br />In the background are the Scottish [[Paps of Jura]] on the left and [[Mull of Kintyre]] on the right.]]
Larne sits on the western side of a narrow inlet that links [[Larne Lough]] to the sea. On the eastern side of the inlet is a [[peninsula]] called [[Islandmagee]]. To the west of Larne is the ancient volcanic formation of [[Antrim Plateau]], with its glaciated valleys scenically sweeping down to the sea to the north of Larne in what are known as the [[Glens of Antrim]]. Larne is 25 miles from the Scottish mainland, with views across the [[North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)|North Channel]] towards the [[Mull of Kintyre]], [[Rhins of Galloway]], [[Islay]] and [[Paps of Jura]] often visible from the Larne area – this proximity to [[Scotland]] has had a defining influence on Larne's history and culture.

The town is within the small [[civil parish|parish]] of the same name. Like the rest of Ireland, this parish is divided into [[townland]]s. The following is a list of townlands within Larne's urban area, along with their likely [[etymology|etymologies]]:<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.placenamesni.org/index.php
| title=Northern Ireland Placenames Project
| access-date=2010-06-12
}}</ref>

*Antiville (likely from ''An Tigh Bhile'' meaning "the house of the old tree")
*Ballyboley (from ''Baile Buaile'' meaning "townland of the [[Transhumance#Ireland|booley]]/dairy place")
*Ballycraigy (from ''Baile Creige'' meaning "townland of the rocky outcrop")
*Ballyloran (from ''Baile Loairn'' meaning "Loarn's townland")
*Blackcave North
*Blackcave South
*Curran and Drumalis (from ''Córran'' meaning "crescent" and ''Druim a' Lios'' meaning "ridge of the ringfort")
*Greenland
*Inver (from ''Inbhear'' meaning "rivermouth")

Many street names in Larne end in ''[[brae]]'', such as 'Whitla's Brae'  which comes from the Scots for "hillside".

===Civil parish of Larne===
The civil parish contains the following townlands:<ref name=Ire/>
[[Antiville, County Antrim|Antiville]], [[Ballyboley (Larne)|Ballyboley]], Ballycraigy, [[Ballyloran]], [[Blackcave North]], [[Blackcave South]], [[Curran and Drumaliss]], [[Glebe (Larne)|Glebe]], [[Greenland, County Antrim|Greenland]] and [[Town Parks (Larne)|Town Parks]].

===Gallery===
{{wide image|File:Larne from The Roddens (wide crop) (geograph 6247078).jpg|800px|[[North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)|North Channel]], Larne town, [[Islandmagee]] and [[Larne Lough]] from The Roddens.}}
{{wide image|Panorama of Antrim Plateau and Antrim Coast from Blackcave area of Larne - geograph.org.uk - 2526485.jpg|900px|Panorama of the [[Antrim Plateau]] and Antrim Coast from the Blackcave area of Larne.<br />From left to right (panning from West to North): Craigy Hill, Agnew's Hill, Sallagh Braes, Knock Dhu, [[Scawt Hill]], [[Drains Bay]], [[Ballygally]] Head, [[North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)|North Channel]]}}