Dunluce Castle
Worth visiting
Added on 15 Jan 2019,
last edited by »biroto-Redaktion« on 15 Jan 2019
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Type of sights
Castle/palace
Name and address
Dunluce Castle
Ballytober Road
GB-BT56 8NE Portballintrae
GEO-data
Geodetic coordinates
55.211389 -6.579167
Elevation
20 m
Communication
Dunluce Castle (from Irish 
: Dún Libhse) is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland. 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. The castle is surrounded by extremely steep drops on either side, which may have been an important factor to the early Christians and Vikings who were drawn to this place where an early Irish fort once stood.
Dunluce Castle served as the seat of the Earl of Antrim until the impoverishment of the MacDonnells in 1690, following the Battle of the Boyne. Since that time, the castle has deteriorated and parts were scavenged to serve as materials for nearby buildings.
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Wikipedia contributors, 'Dunluce Castle', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 11 November 2018, 03:00 UTC, <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dunluce_Castle&oldid=868263954> [accessed 15 January 2019] |
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Added on 15 Jan 2019,
last edited by »biroto-Redaktion« on 15 Jan 2019