Castle
Dunseverick Castle
NIR Northern Ireland
Dunseverick Castle is built of basalt and is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near the small village of Dunseverick and the Giant's Causeway. Dunseverick Castle and earthworks are Scheduled Historic Monuments in the townland of Feigh, in Causeway coast and Glens district council, at grid ref: C9871 4467.
Dunseverick Castle and the peninsula on which it stands were given to the National Trust in 1962 by local farmer Jack McCurdy. The Causeway Cliff Path also runs past on its way to Dunseverick Harbour to the east and to the Giant's Causeway to the west.
Text adapted from “Dunseverick Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunseverick Castle ranks #2,131 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 36 mapped in Northern Ireland. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,128 times in the last 60 days, more than 89% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Derry, 66 km away. See how Northern Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Dunseverick Castle?
Dunseverick Castle stands in Northern Ireland, at 55.231°, -6.395°.
How famous is Dunseverick Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,131 of 8,134 worldwide, and #7 in Northern Ireland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Dunseverick Castle?
Kinbane Castle, about 7 km away.
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