What is recorded here
Carrowdore Castle is recorded as a castle in County Down. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Carrowdore Castle was built in the 17th century by the MacDonnell family, Gaelic lords of Antrim, as a stronghold in the aftermath of the Nine Years' War. It is remembered as a symbol of Gaelic resistance and continuity in Ulster during the early modern period.
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