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Rathlin Island
Rathlin Island is an island off the coast of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is 7 miles long and about a mile wide.
Rathlin is the home of about 30 families, but also tens of thousands of seabirds, including kittiwakes, puffins and razorbills[?].
It is one of 43 Special Areas of Conservation in Northern Ireland.
Bruce's Cave is named after Robert (the) Bruce, also known as Robert I of Scotland.
A ferry connects it with Ballycastle.
See also: Conservation in the United Kingdom
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