Shane’s Castle
Shane's Castle is a ruined castle near Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, which was mostly destroyed in 1816 by fire. The castle is situated on the north-east shores of Lough Neagh, 2.7 miles from Randalstown.Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: country house in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Edenduffcarrick”, “Shane’s Castle ruins”, and “Shane’s Castle Ruins Shane’s Castle Park Antrim Co Antrim”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Antrim railway station and Holywell Hospital.
Antrim railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Antrim railway station opened 1848 and serves the town of Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station currently serves trains on the Belfast to Derry line via Bleach Green and York Street station. Antrim railway station is situated 2½ miles east of Shane’s Castle.
Holywell Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Rdfallis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holywell Hospital is a 149-bed mental health facility on a 140-acre site in Antrim, operated by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. Holywell Hospital is situated 2½ miles east of Shane’s Castle.
Pogue’s Entry Historical Cottage
Heritage site
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pogue’s Entry Historical Cottage is a heritage site, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Shane’s Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Antrim and Randalstown.
Antrim
Photo: Urbancowboy89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antrim is the historic county town of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. These counties are no longer units of government so since 2015 it's been within the Borough of Antrim and Newtownabbey.
Randalstown
Town
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Randalstown is a small town and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, between Antrim and Toome. The town, which contains a prominent disused railway viaduct, lies beside Lough Neagh and the Shane's Castle estate. Randalstown is situated 2½ miles northwest of Shane’s Castle.
Ballycraigy
Suburb
Photo: Shane Killen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballycraigy is a townland and housing estate in Antrim town, Northern Ireland. According to the census for Ballycraigy ward the estate has approximately 865 residents. Ballycraigy is situated 3½ miles southeast of Shane’s Castle.
Shane’s Castle
- Categories: castle, country house, and historic site
- Location: Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.72748° or 54° 43′ 39″ northLongitude
-6.26794° or 6° 16′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C6MPPGJ+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 471507983OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q7487953
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Shane’s Castle” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Շեյն ամրոց”
- Basque: “Shanen gaztelua”
- Chinese: “沙恩城堡”
- German: “Shane’s Castle”
- Indonesian: “Kastil Shane”
- Japanese: “シェーンズ城”
- Russian: “Замок Шейна”
- Turkish: “Shane Kalesi, Antrim”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Шейна”
- Welsh: “Adfeilion Castell Shane”
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