What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as DUNSEVERICK CASTLE. Recorded period: C13TH; C15TH; C16TH; C17TH; C14TH. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Dunseverick Castle was built by the MacQuillan clan in the 13th century and later held by the McKenzies and then the MacDonnells in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is important as a significant medieval stronghold on the Antrim coast and as an example of early Irish coastal defences.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Dunseverick Parish ChurchChurch · 1.1 mi
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Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0