What is recorded here

Carra Castle stands as an ivy-strangled ruin near Cushendun, built over a Mesolithic flint site and marked by a tragic king's death. Shane O'Neill feasted with the McDonnells in 1567 before they stabbed him to avenge earlier defeats, sending his head to Dublin. The castle later sheltered Sorley Boy McDonnell during a siege and hosted the Lynch family in the 18th century, layering violence and residence across centuries.

Carra Castle is recorded as a castle in County Antrim. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

Carra Castle in County Antrim was built in the 17th century, likely by a local Gaelic or Anglo-Irish family, and is remembered as a historical example of early modern defensive or rural architecture in Ulster.