DUNDRUM CASTLE in Dundrum

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as DUNDRUM CASTLE. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; LATE-MED; POST-MED. Recorded protection: State Care and Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Dundrum Castle in County Down was built in the late 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Courcy family. It is important as one of the earliest and best-preserved medieval castles in Northern Ireland, symbolizing the expansion of Norman influence into Ulster.