From Crossmolina on the northwest end of Lough Conn, the R315 leads north to Ballycastle with beautiful coastal scenery on the Atlantic. On Downpatrick Head, 4mi/6km north, natural forces have carved fantastic shapes out of the sandstone cliffs bordering the shore and the isolated stacks in the sea.
For an attractive run from Ballycastle, take
the minor road which heads east following the coast via Rathlackan to Carrowmore and turns left there to reach Lackan Bay. The road ends at Kilcummin, where the picturesque ruins of a little seventh century church, with a holy well and old gravestones, stand in lonely isolation by the sea.