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Dunseverick Castle is a thirteenth-century fortification located in Moyle, County Antrim, commanding a position on the north Antrim coast. The castle exploits the natural defensive advantages of its geological setting, built upon Palaeogene extrusive rocks formed from ancient mafic lava flows and tuff deposits that create dramatic headland topography. These hard volcanic foundations have provided both structural support and a naturally fortified position throughout the castle's medieval period and beyond.
The castle represents a typical thirteenth-century stronghold type, strategically positioned to control access along the coastal route. Its location at grid reference C9876044580 places it within an area of significant archaeological and historical importance in medieval Ulster. The volcanic bedrock upon which the castle stands has weathered into the craggy terrain visible today, which would have enhanced the formidability of any defensive structures built here.
Dunseverick Castle is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities, registered under reference 197. This designation reflects its importance as a surviving example of medieval fortification in Northern Ireland and its contribution to understanding the settlement patterns and defensive strategies of thirteenth-century Ulster.
Dun sobhairce, dunseverick castle. dunseverick castle is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 197. View the official record →
Dunseverick Castle is a thirteenth-century fortification located in Moyle, County Antrim, commanding a position on the north Antrim coast. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 197.
Dun sobhairce, dunseverick castle. dunseverick castle dates from the c13th period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun sobhairce, dunseverick castle. dunseverick castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 197.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunboy. raised rath with souterrain (2.4 km), Cloughnaboghil, druids stone, cloghnaboghil, cloghnaboghil. passage tomb (3.7 km), Carnkirk castle. round cairn (3.8 km).
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Dun sobhairce, dunseverick castle. dunseverick castle stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.