Dunluce Castle
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Dunluce Castle is a castle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Little or nothing of it survives today. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Coleraine Castle, 6.6 mi away. It is cared for by Department for Communities.
Dunluce Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Condition
Demolished
Cared for by
Department for Communities
Owned by Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster
Heritage status
scheduled monument
About Dunluce Castle
Dunluce Castle (from Irish Dún Libhse) is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland, the seat of Clan MacQuillan. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim (between Portballintrae and Portrush), and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland.
From the Wikipedia article on Dunluce Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunluce Castle sits at 55.2114, -6.5792 in County Antrim. The closest other castles are Coleraine Castle (6.6 mi), Killowen Castle (6.7 mi) and Dunseverick Castle (7.4 mi). County Antrim has 14 castles in all.
