Dunseverick Castle
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| place | Dunseverick | |
| Construction year | before the 5th century | |
| Coordinates | 55 ° 14 '18.4 " N , 6 ° 26' 54.2" W | |
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Dunseverick Castle ( Irish Caisleán Dhún Sobhairce ) is the ruin of a spur castle lying on a rock spur by the sea in County Antrim , Northern Ireland . It is located about 3.2 kilometers west of Dunseverick and is a Scheduled Monument under monument protection.
etymology
The name Dunseverick goes back to Sobairce , who built a fort on this site during his reign as the High King of Ireland .
history
Since when there has been a building at this point is uncertain. However, since it formed the end of the road from Tara , the seat of the Irish kings, it can be assumed that a structure was built very early. In the 5th century, Patrick of Ireland visited the castle several times. In the year 870 the fort here was attacked by Vikings . Between 1000 and 1320 and again from the 16th century, the castle was owned by the O'Cahan family. As a result of the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the castle was destroyed by Robert Monro . Today there are still fragments of the gatehouse wall and some foundations that probably date from the 16th century. A residential tower was preserved until 1978, but it collapsed and fell into the sea. Since 1962 the peninsula on which the remains of the castle stand has been administered by the National Trust .
Web links
- Entry of Dunseverick Castle in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record on the Northern Ireland Environment Agency website
- Entry on castles.nl