Shane's Castle
| Shane's Castle | |
| County Antrim | |
|---|---|
 Shane's Castle ruins | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 54°43’55"N, 6°16’13"W |
| Village: | Randalstown |
| History | |
| Information | |
Shane's Castle is a ruined castle near Randalstown in County Antrim, standing on the northeast shores of Lough Neagh.
The castle was built in 1345 by a member of the O'Neill dynasty, and originally called Eden-duff-carrick.[1] Shane MacBrien O'Neill changed the name to Shane's Castle in 1722.[1]
A terrace was built about the year 1800, and in 1812 work was started to rebuild the castle to the designs of John Nash but the castle was devastated by a fire in 1816 and work abandoned. Only Nash's camellia house survives.[1] In the 1860s a second house was built by Charles Lanyon and William Henry Lynn of Lanyon, for the 1st Lord O'Neill.
The demesne covers 2,600 acres along the shores of Lough Neagh.[1]
The castle is used extensively in the HBO television series Game of Thrones.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Shane's Castle) |
- Shane's Castle - Discover Northern Ireland
- Shane's Castle at the National Library of Ireland
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lowry, Mary (c. 1913). The Story of Belfast and Its Surroundings. LibraryIreland.com. http://www.libraryireland.com/Belfast-History/Shanes-Castle.php. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ↑ [http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Gallery/Entry/1838/ Game of Thrones locations