Carrickfergus Castle
County Down, Northern Ireland
Carrickfergus Castle is a castle in County Down, Northern Ireland. The nearest other castle is Belfast Castle, 7.3 mi away. It is owned by John de Courcy.
Carrickfergus Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Cared for by
John de Courcy
Architect
John de Courcy
Nearest castle
Belfast Castle
7.3 mi away
About Carrickfergus Castle
Carrickfergus Castle (from the Irish Carraig Ḟergus or "cairn of Fergus", the name "Fergus" meaning "strong man") is a Norman castle in Northern Ireland, situated in the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, on the northern shore of Belfast Lough. Besieged in turn by the Scottish, rebel Irish, English, and French, the castle played an important military role until 1928 and remains one of the best preserved medieval structures in Northern Ireland.
From the Wikipedia article on Carrickfergus Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carrickfergus Castle sits at 54.7133, -5.8064 in County Down. The closest other castles are Belfast Castle (7.3 mi), Olderfleet Castle (9.1 mi) and Castle Upton (11 mi). County Down has 21 castles in all.
