NIR Northern Ireland
39 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Belfast Castle, 5 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Hillsborough Castle — #566 of 8,133 worldwide — 18 km south-west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Clough Castle, founded c. 1000.
The 100 km circle reaches into 4 countries — Northern Ireland (29), Ireland (8), Scotland (1), Isle of Man (1).
18 km south-west · Castle
Hillsborough Castle is an official government residence in Northern Ireland. It is the official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern…
5 km north · Palace & château
Belfast Castle is a mansion located in Cave Hill Country Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a prominent position 400 feet above sea level.
15 km north-east · Castle
Carrickfergus Castle is a Norman castle in Northern Ireland, situated in the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, on the northern shore of Belfast…
6 km east · Palace & château
Stormont Castle is a manor house on the Stormont Estate in east Belfast which is home to the Northern Ireland Executive and the Executive Office.
24 km north-west · Ruin
Antrim Castle or Massereene Castle was a fortified mansion in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Sixmilewater River.
15 km north-east · Fortress
Grey Point Fort is a battery located at Helen's Bay on the south side of Belfast Lough. It was part of the defences of Belfast.
34 km south-east · Palace & château
Castle Ward is an 18th-century National Trust property located near the village of Strangford, in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of…
47 km south-west · Palace & château
Gosford Castle is a 19th-century country house situated in Gosford, a townland of Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
27 km north-west · Ruin
Shane's Castle is a ruined castle near Antrim in Northern Ireland, which was mostly destroyed in 1816 by fire.
58 km south-west · Castle
Narrow Water Castle is a 16th-century tower house and bawn near Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland.
41 km north · Palace & château
Glenarm Castle, Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is the ancestral home of the Earl of Antrim.
38 km south · Ruin
Dundrum Castle, a ruin standing over the town of Dundrum, County Down, Northern Ireland.
34 km north · Castle
Ballygally Castle is in the village of Ballygally, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located approximately 3 miles north of Larne.
28 km south-east · Castle
Killyleagh Castle is a castle in the village of Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland.
41 km south-west · Castle
The current Tandragee Castle, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, was rebuilt in 1837 by George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester as the…
29 km north · Ruin
Olderfleet Castle is a four-storey towerhouse, the remains of which stand on Curran Point to the south of Larne Harbour in Larne, County Antrim,…
34 km south · Ruin
Clough Castle is a 12th century Anglo-Norman motte-and-bailey castle located in Clough, County Down, Northern Ireland.
51 km west · Fortress
Charlemont Fort was a garrison situated in Charlemont, County Armagh. The fort was built in 1602 by Lord Mountjoy.
+ 4 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
80 km north-west · Ruin
Dunluce Castle is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland, the seat of Clan MacQuillan.
90 km south-east · Ruin
Peel Castle is a castle in Peel in the Isle of Man, originally constructed by Norwegians.
69 km south-west · Palace & château
Castle Leslie, also known as Glaslough House, is home to an Irish branch of Clan Leslie, is located on the 4 km2 Castle Leslie Estate adjacent to the…
77 km north-west · Castle
Dunseverick Castle is built of basalt and is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near the small village of Dunseverick and the Giant's…
74 km north · Ruin
Kinbane Castle is located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on a headland between Ballycastle and Ballintoy.
64 km south · Castle
King John's Castle, also known as Carlingford Castle, is an enclosure castle and National Monument located in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland.
72 km south-west · Castle
Dún Dealgan Motte is a motte and National Monument in Dundalk, Ireland. Dún Dealgan Motte is located immediately northwest of Dundalk and west of…
66 km south-west · Castle
Moyry Castle is a small 17th century castle in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
71 km south-west · Ruin
Castle Roche is a Norman castle located some 10 km north-west of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland.
60 km north · Ruin
Carra Castle or Castle Carra is a ruined castle, just north of Cushendun, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It dates to around the early 14th century.
67 km north-east · Castle
The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and…
74 km south-west · Castle
Hope Castle is a historic house and demesne in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland.
+ 5 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q10686.
The Castlemap atlas maps 39 landmarks (17 castles · 2 fortresses · 7 palaces & châteaux · 13 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Belfast, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Belfast Castle, a palace 5 km north of the city centre.
Hillsborough Castle, ranked #566 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 18 km south-west from Belfast.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Clough Castle, founded c. 1000 — 34 km south. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Derry (101 km) · Drogheda (102 km) · Dublin (140 km) · Glasgow (176 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
