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Shane's Castle is a tower-house and later fortified residence located near Randalstown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The castle originated as a medieval tower-house, likely constructed in the sixteenth century by the O'Neill family, who were prominent Ulster lords, and was subsequently enlarged and modified over succeeding centuries. The site comprises substantial ruins including the original tower structure alongside the remains of later domestic buildings, reflecting periods of occupation and adaptation from its medieval foundation through the early modern era. The castle occupies a strategically important location near Lough Neagh and represents a significant example of Anglo-Irish fortified architecture in the Ulster region.
Shane's castle (ruins). tower-house & later buildings is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3392. View the official record →
Shane's Castle is a tower-house and later fortified residence located near Randalstown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3392.
Shane's castle (ruins). tower-house & later buildings dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Shane's castle (ruins). tower-house & later buildings 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 3392.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bean fort. two conjoined raths, one trivallate (4.3 km), Bull mount. counterscarp rath reused as motte & bailey with later enclosure (4.6 km), Counterscarp platform rath (4.9 km).
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