placenamesCavehill
Binn Uamha
Cavehill is a population centre in Antrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationCavehill54.64180° N · 5.95514° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Binn Uamha · Irish · main form · validated name
- Cavehill · English · main form
- Cave Hill · English · main form · local name
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Belfast Upper
- Civil parish
- Shankill
- Coordinates
- 54.64180, -5.95514 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 135745 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Cavehill. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.