Why this matters
Antrim Castle was built in the late 12th or early 13th century by the de Courcy family, early Norman settlers in Ireland. It is historically significant as one of the earliest Norman castles in Ulster and as a symbol of Anglo-Norman expansion into northern Ireland.
What is recorded here
Antrim Castle is recorded as a castle in County Antrim. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.