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This is Dunluce Castle on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Now ruined it was built in the fifteenth century by the MacQuillan clan who were later displaced by the MacDonnells. We walked the road above the castle at sunset to get these photos.

These are the ruins of Dunluce Castle on the north coast of Northern Ireland at sunset.

Sunset at Dunluce Castle on the north coast of Northern Ireland.

Dunluce Castle is on the north coast of Northern Ireland in County Antrim between the towns of Portballintrae and Portrush. It was built in the fifteenth century by the MacQuillan clan and taken over by the MacDonnells in the same century. Nearby and off the coast is the wreck of the Spanish Galleon, the Girona. Gold and cannons were salvaged from the wreck by Sorley Boy MacDonnell and used to fortify the castle and the survivors were sent to Scotland. The rest of thee treasure was salvaged in 1967-8 and some of it can now be seen in the Belfast Museum. The castle is under the care of the National Trust and though we did not actually explore its ruins we photographed it from the nearby roadside.

This is another view of Dunluce Castle ruins on the north coast of Northern ireland near Portballintrae.

Dunluce Castle is on the north coast of Northern Ireland between the Giant's Causeway and the town of Portrush, which in this picture can be seen in the distance. Wikipedia gives the following history: "In the 1200s Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, built the first castle at Dunluce. It is first documented in the hands of the MacQuillin family in 1513. The earliest features of the castle are two large drum towers about 9 metres in diameter on the eastern side, both relics of a stronghold built here by the MacQuillins after they became lords of the district, the chieftain of which was known as Lord of the Route, in the late fourteenth century. Later it became the home of the chief of the Clan MacDonnell of Antrim and the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg from Scotland. Chief John Mor MacDonald was the second son of Good John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, sixth chief of Clan Donald in Scotland. John Mor MacDonald was born through John of Islay's second marriage to Princess Margaret Stewart, daughter of King Robert II of Scotland. In 1584, on the death of James MacDonald the sixth chief of the Clan MacDonald of Antrim and Dunnyveg, the Antrim Glens were seized by one of his younger brothers called Somerled or Sorley Boy MacDonnell known also as Sorley Buy. Sorley took the castle, keeping it for himself and improving it in the Scottish style. Sorley Boy swore allegiance to James IV of Scotland and his son Ranald was made Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim by Queen Elizabeth. Four years later, the Girona, a galleass from the Spanish Armada was wrecked in a storm on the rocks nearby. The cannon from the ship were installed in the gatehouses and the rest of the cargo sold, the funds being used to restore the castle. MacDonnell's granddaughter Rose was born in the castle in 1613. At one point, part of the kitchen next to the cliff face collapsed into the sea, after which the wife of the owner refused to live in the castle any longer. According to a legend, when the kitchen fell into the sea only a kitchen boy survived, as he was sitting in the corner of the kitchen which did not collapse. Dunluce Castle served as the seat of the Earl of Antrim until the impoverishment of the MacDonnells in 1690, following the Battle of the Boyne. Since that time, the castle has deteriorated and parts were scavenged to serve as materials for nearby buildings. It is now in the care of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency."

Dunluce Castle is a ruin on the north coast of Northern Ireland (Ulster). The most recent parts of the castle date to the seventeenth century. This window is one of the best preserved parts of the castle and looks out to the west toward the town of Portrush. More information about this castle ruin can be found in the other pictures of the castle I've posted

Dunluce Castle is on the north coast of Northern Ireland between the Giant's Causeway and the town of Portrush. Wikipedia gives the following history: "In the 1200s Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, built the first castle at Dunluce. It is first documented in the hands of the MacQuillin family in 1513. The earliest features of the castle are two large drum towers about 9 metres in diameter on the eastern side, both relics of a stronghold built here by the MacQuillins after they became lords of the district, the chieftain of which was known as Lord of the Route, in the late fourteenth century. Later it became the home of the chief of the Clan MacDonnell of Antrim and the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg from Scotland. Chief John Mor MacDonald was the second son of Good John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, sixth chief of Clan Donald in Scotland. John Mor MacDonald was born through John of Islay's second marriage to Princess Margaret Stewart, daughter of King Robert II of Scotland. In 1584, on the death of James MacDonald the sixth chief of the Clan MacDonald of Antrim and Dunnyveg, the Antrim Glens were seized by one of his younger brothers called Somerled or Sorley Boy MacDonnell known also as Sorley Buy. Sorley took the castle, keeping it for himself and improving it in the Scottish style. Sorley Boy swore allegiance to James IV of Scotland and his son Ranald was made Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim by Queen Elizabeth. Four years later, the Girona, a galleass from the Spanish Armada was wrecked in a storm on the rocks nearby. The cannon from the ship were installed in the gatehouses and the rest of the cargo sold, the funds being used to restore the castle. MacDonnell's granddaughter Rose was born in the castle in 1613. At one point, part of the kitchen next to the cliff face collapsed into the sea, after which the wife of the owner refused to live in the castle any longer. According to a legend, when the kitchen fell into the sea only a kitchen boy survived, as he was sitting in the corner of the kitchen which did not collapse. Dunluce Castle served as the seat of the Earl of Antrim until the impoverishment of the MacDonnells in 1690, following the Battle of the Boyne. Since that time, the castle has deteriorated and parts were scavenged to serve as materials for nearby buildings. It is now in the care of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency."

There is more information about this wonderful catle ruin in the the other photos I've posted of the place, but it is on the north coast of Northern Ireland near the town of Portballintrae.