Carey Mill clachan is located in the townland of Carey Mill (parish of Culfeightrin) approximately one mile east of Ballycastle, on a side road off the main A2, Ballycastle to Cushendall Road.
The main cluster of buildings is located in a valley close to a bridge over the River Carey from which the clachan takes its name. The mill in the name derived its primary power from this river. In the 1830s there was still a corn mill here (Ordnance Survey Memoirs) and in the past Carey Mill was referred to at various times as "Mill of Carey", "the accustomed", and, on occasion, lessees were required by the landlords to have their corn and grain ground at the "Accustomed Mill of Carey".
The clachan does not appear to be in the decayed state of other clachans, older buildings have been refurbished, and a number of new houses and bungalows have been built here recently.The photographs below show the main buildings which make up the clachan area today. The photograph numbers correspond to the numbers in the sketch map.
The links on the right of this page will provide you with more information on the people who occupied the clachan during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Are there any Henrys left in Carey Mill? Searching for my family, my 2nd Great Grandfather William left there for Philadelphia in 1913…