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  • Dundrum Castle

    Topics:
    • Historic environment, 
    • Archaeology & Monuments

    Castle Road
    Dundrum
    BT33 0NF
    United Kingdom

    Contact

    Phone: 028 9082 3207
    Email: scmenquiries@communities-ni.gov.uk
    Website: https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/dundrum-castle-p675301

    Additional Information

    Open to the public: Yes, entry is free (Sometimes public access is restricted due to works for example. Check before you visit)
    Grid reference: J4048037000
    View on the Historic Environment Map Viewer
    SM number: DOW 044:006
    View details on the NI Sites & Monuments Record (NISMR)

    About Dundrum Castle

    Believed to have been built in or around 1177, Dundrum Castle was built by John De Courcy as part of his coastal defence after he invaded Ulster.

    Dundrum Castle is located on a wooded hill north-west of Dundrum village near Newcastle. It controls access to Lecale and dominates Dundrum Bay. Its main purpose was to control the land routes from Drogheda to Downpatrick.

    Access may be difficult for wheelchair users as the site is a sloping rocky knoll.

    Other historic places you can visit:

    • Love Heritage NI

    Dundrum Castle

    Dundrum Castle
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