Northern Ireland · 12th century
King's Castle (Irish: Caisleán an Rí, Ulster Scots: Käng's Kessel) is a castle in Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was originally built in the 12th century and additions were made at various times over the centuries. It was rebuilt in the 19th century to the original specifications after parts of it collapsed in 1830 during repairs to the castle's foundation: restoration finished in 1988 and the castle opened as a nursing home and remains one today.
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King's Castle (Ardglass) ranks #8,386 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 39 mapped in Northern Ireland. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Belfast, 43 km away. See how Northern Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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