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Carrickfergus Castle

Carrickfergus Castle is preserved as an ancient monument on the shore of Belfast Lough. John de Courcy, the Anglo-Norman baron who conquered much of Ulster, started building the castle in the 1170s and it remained in use 1928, seeing action until World War II. It was built and re-built three times, and still stands today.

Carrickfergus Castle is a self-guiding attraction with information boards situated around the Castle to allow you to spend as much or as little time as you wish. The banqueting hall has been fully restored and there are many exhibits to show what life was like in medieval times. A visitor centre has maps an other items for sale, also guided tours of the Castle can be arranged.

7 Day Weather Forecast

Today
cloudy
11.3℃–12.1℃
5.8 m/s (S)
Fri, Nov 07
lightrain
11.4℃–11.6℃
5.2 m/s (SSE)
Sat, Nov 08
lightrainshowers_day
10.4℃–11.4℃
3.4 m/s (SE)
Sun, Nov 09
rain
10.1℃–11.8℃
6.9 m/s (S)
Mon, Nov 10
partlycloudy_day
4.6℃–6.2℃
2 m/s (WSW)
Tue, Nov 11
cloudy
4.6℃–5.3℃
0.9 m/s (WSW)
Wed, Nov 12
lightrain
11℃–11.2℃
7 m/s (SE)
Thu, Nov 13
fair_day
10.8℃–11.4℃
5.5 m/s (SSE)

Our Carrickfergus weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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Carrickfergus Castle, Carrickfergus, Carrickfergus, Antrim , United Kingdom

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