Carrickfergus Castle
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Carrickfergus Castle is a Norman castle in Northern Ireland, situated in the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, on the northern shore of Belfast Lough. Besieged in turn by the Scottish, rebel Irish, English, and French, the castle played an important military role until 1928 and remains one of the best preserved medieval structures in Northern Ireland. It was strategically useful, with 3/4 of the castle perimeter surrounded by water. Today it is maintained by the Department for Communities as a state care historic monument, at grid ref: J4143 8725.
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C. Pocock - Landing of William III at Carrickfergus, 14 June 1690 - BHC0330 - Royal Museums Greenwich- Earls, gunners and tourists: the past and future of Carrickfergus Castle - article published in 2012, online
- Castle Studies Group Annual Conference; Carrickfergus Castle - report published in 2014
- Carrickfergus Castle, Carrickfergus, Medieval Castle - article published in 1992
- Before Carrickfergus Castle - article published in 2018, online
- Excavations on the Grand Battery at Carrickfergus Castle - report published in 2011, online
- De Courcy's Castle: New Insights into the First Phase of Anglo-Norman Building Activity at Carrickfergus Castle, County Antrim - article published in 2005, online
- Carrickfergus and the Revolution in Castle Design c. 1200 - chapter published in 2018
- Recent research on Carrickfergus Castle, Co. Antrim - scientific article published in December 2016, online
- An excavation at the inner ward, Carrickfergus Castle, County Antrim - article published in 2013
- Excavations at the entrance to Carrickfergus castle - article published in 1952
- Carrickfergus Castle: Works to the Great Tower Roof - article published in the Castle Studies Group Journal in 2021, online
- Carrickfergus Castle, Co. Antrim - guidebook published in 1981
- Carrickfergus Castle - chapter published in 1994
- Excavations at Carrickfergus Castle, Co. Antrim, carried out in November 2014 - report published in 2015, online
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Burgenwelt page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | castle | Carrickfergus Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Olderfleet Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1599 | Sketrick Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1636 | Glenarm Castle | castle, country house | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1666 | Antrim Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1879 | Belfast Castle | castle, country house, mansion | Wikidata |
| site | garden | Rowallane Garden | garden | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Museum | regimental museum, history museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Ballance House | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Carrickfergus Museum | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | HMS Caroline | museum ship, light cruiser, preserved watercraft | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Pogues Entry Historical Cottage | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | SS Nomadic | museum ship, ship's tender, preserved watercraft | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | W5 | science museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Whitehead Railway Museum | railway museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1846 | HM Prison Crumlin Road | museum, prison, tourist attraction, defunct prison | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1904 | Grey Point Fort | fort, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1929 | Ulster Museum | museum, national museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1932 | Royal Ulster Rifles Museum | regimental museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1934 | Belfast Zoo | zoo | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1967 | Ulster Folk and Transport Museums | national museum, railway museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1979 | Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1994 | Somme Museum | military museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2000 | Roddy McCorley Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2001 | The Naughton Gallery at Queen's | art museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2002 | Flame Gasworks Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2005 | Sentry Hill | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2007 | Irish Republican History Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2007 | Northern Ireland War Memorial | military museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2007 | Oh Yeah Music Centre | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2010 | Museum at the Mill | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2011 | The Belfast Barge | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2013 | Mount Stewart | house, art museum, historic house museum, historic house | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2015 | Museum Of Orange Heritage - Schomberg House | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2015 | Ulster Rugby Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2017 | Belfast City Hall Visitor Exhibition | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2017 | Irish Football Association Education and Heritage Centre | museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | NEWENHAM(1830) p 043 CARRICKFERGUS CASTLE | Commons | ||
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| commons | image | Carrickfergus Castle Co Antrim | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Carrickfergus Co Antrim | Commons | ||
| commons | image | C. Pocock - Landing of William III at Carrickfergus, 14 June 1690 - BHC0330 - Royal Museums Greenwich | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Picturesque Ireland - a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and (14799015963) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Carrickfergus Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Big Lily over Carrickfergus Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Carrickfergus Castle | Commons | ||
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