Northern Ireland
Glenarm Beach
Sheltered pebbly bay by Glenarm harbour on the Causeway Coastal Route, a favourite of Antrim sea glass jewellers.
About Cushendall Beach
Cushendall's beach sits below Lurigethan mountain at the foot of the Glens of Antrim, with the golf course at its far end. An Antrim sea glass jeweller describes it as full of quartz and pebbles as well as sea glass, and it's where her family has found sea glass marbles most often.
Sea glass at Cushendall Beach
Sea glass among quartz and mixed pebbles, with sea glass marbles the stand-out finds; the golf course end is mentioned as a good area.
Visiting Cushendall Beach
- Safety
- Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.
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Sources
- copperrainbow.com : Antrim jeweller: beach full of quartz, pebbles and sea glass; sea glass marbles found most often here.
- odysseyseaglass.com : Lists a reported beach 'near Glens of Antrim, North East coast' (red sea glass report); not beach-specific.
Last updated 23 October 2026
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