Shane’s Castle

Shane's Castle is a ruined castle near in , which was mostly destroyed in 1816 by fire. The castle is situated on the north-east shores of , 2.7 miles from .
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  • 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.

Railway station
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is a railway station that serves the town of in . It opened in 1848. The station currently serves trains on the Belfast to Derry line via Bleach Green and station. is situated 2½ miles east of Shane’s Castle.

Hospital
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is a 149-bed mental health facility on a 140-acre site in , operated by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. is situated 2½ miles east of Shane’s Castle.

Heritage site
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is a heritage site, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Shane’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antrim and Randalstown.

Photo: Urbancowboy89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the historic county town of in Northern Ireland. These counties are no longer units of government so since 2015 it's been within the Borough of and Newtownabbey.

Town
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is a small town and townland in , , between and . The town, which contains a prominent disused railway viaduct, lies beside and the Shane's Castle estate. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Shane’s Castle.

Suburb
Photo: Shane Killen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a townland and housing estate in , . According to the census for ward the estate has approximately 865 residents. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Shane’s Castle.

Shane’s Castle

Latitude
54.72748° or 54° 43′ 39″ north
Longitude
-6.26794° or 6° 16′ 5″ west
Open location code
9C6MPPGJ+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 471507983
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data 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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