Carrickfergus Castle

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

Carrickfergus Castle was built by John de Courcy in the late 12th century, around 1177, during the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. It is important as one of the earliest and best-preserved Norman castles in Ireland, symbolizing the start of English influence in Ulster.