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The college grounds are situated on a plateau approximately 200 feet (61 m) above the Antrim Coast Road at Garron Point overlooking the North Channel) and out towards Scotland (Mull of Kintyre). Garron Tower was built in 1850 at a cost of £4,000 as a summer residence by Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry .
Dec 22, 2001 · The college itself is in an enviable location on an Antrim plateau escarpment between Carnlough and Cushendall with stunning views over the North Channel.
- Marie Foy
The College is best known for its natural setting in grounds situated on a plateau approximately 200 feet (61 m) above the famous Antrim Coast Road at Garron Point overlooking the North Channel) and out towards Scotland (Mull of Kintyre).
St MacNissi’s College was opened as a residential college at Garron Tower (see image) on the north-east Antrim coast in the 1950s and remained a prominent second level college in the diocese until 2010, when it amalgamated with two other Antrim schools to become St Killian’s College.
Mar 13, 2021 · The new buildings will be located to the rear of the site between two retained listed buildings - Garron Tower, which dates back to 1850, and St MacNissi’s college chapel.
25 Tower Road, Carnlough, BT44 0JW. Large L-shaped, two storey range with an octagonal tower and square turrets. Decorated with machicolations and crenellations. Mix of Gothic and Tudor window styles. Sandstone and basalt dressing with basalt walls. Modern school building built onto rear. Stone Information. Stone Type Category : Basalt.
St MacNissi's College. Descriptive titles. Garron Point, Co Antrim. St MacNissi's College. Description Courtyard before large building with castellations and towers, steep hill to left; tree framing view, turret to fore. Collection James Valentine Photographic Collection Parent record
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