Carrickfergus 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 Lough.Photo: Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Downshire railway station and Andrew Jackson Centre.
Downshire railway station
Railway station
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downshire railway station serves eastern Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. This station opened on 1 April 1925 and was known for most of its early life as Downshire Park. Downshire railway station is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Carrickfergus Castle.
Andrew Jackson Centre
Photo: ArchiveCarrickfergus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Andrew Jackson Centre, also known as the Andrew Jackson Cottage, is the ancestral home of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. It is located in the village of Boneybefore in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Andrew Jackson Centre is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Carrickfergus Castle.
Clipperstown railway station
Railway station
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clipperstown railway station serves the west of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Clipperstown station is within walking distance of the larger Carrickfergus station, however road connections between the two are much more complicated. Clipperstown railway station is situated 1 mile west of Carrickfergus Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrickfergus and Jordanstown.
Carrickfergus
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickfergus is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in County Antrim, with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.
Jordanstown
Suburb
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jordanstown is a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of Newtownabbey and the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. Jordanstown is situated 4½ miles southwest of Carrickfergus Castle.
Holywood
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holywood is a town five miles northeast of Belfast. It's historically in County Down, but since 2015 has been governed as part of Ards and North Down District, along with Bangor and Newtownards.
Carrickfergus Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: Irish castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Carrickfergus Castle” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Castiellu de Carrickfergus”
- Basque: “Carrickfergus gaztelua”
- Chinese: “卡里克弗格斯城堡”
- Czech: “Carrickfergus”
- Czech: “Hrad Carrickfergus”
- Danish: “Carrickfergus Castle”
- Dutch: “Carrickfergus Castle”
- French: “château de Carrickfergus”
- French: “Château de Carrickfergus”
- German: “Carrickfergus Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Charraig Fhearghais”
- Japanese: “キャリクファーガス城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Carrickfergus”
- Russian: “Замок Каррикфергус”
- Scots: “Carrickfergus Castle”
- Slovenian: “Grad Carrickfergus”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Carrickfergus”
- Swedish: “Carrickfergus Castle”
- Turkish: “Carrickfergus Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Каррікфергус”
- Welsh: “Castell Carrickfergus”
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