Dunluce Castle
The ruins of a medieval castle on the edge of a basalt cliff on the Antrim coast, reached by a bridge from the mainland. Sheer drops fall to the sea on either side, and it was once a seat of the MacQuillans and later the MacDonnells.
- Where
- Portrush, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 55.2114, -6.5792
Get the Dunluce Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dunluce Castle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Northern Ireland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dunluce Castle
Giant's Causeway 5.4 km
About 40,000 interlocking basalt columns on the north Antrim coast, left by an ancient volcanic eruption. Legend says the giant Finn McCool built it as a path to Scotland, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge 16 km
A rope bridge near Ballintoy that links the Antrim coast to the tiny island of Carrickarede. It spans 20 metres and hangs 30 metres above the rocks and sea below.
Derry's Walls 53 km
Stone walls built between 1613 and 1619 around the old centre of Derry, still complete and walkable for their full circuit of about 1.5 kilometres. Old cannon still sit on the ramparts, and the walk looks down over the city and the River Foyle.
Titanic Belfast 80 km
A museum opened in 2012 on the old Harland and Wolff shipyard, where the RMS Titanic was built. Its angular building, as tall as the ship's hull, tells the story of the liner, her sister ships Olympic and Britannic and the city's shipbuilding past.
Mourne Mountains 123 km
A granite mountain range in County Down whose highest peak, Slieve Donard at 850 metres, is the highest in Ulster. The dry stone Mourne Wall runs across fifteen of its summits, and the range is said to have inspired C. S. Lewis's Narnia.
Iona 125 km
A small island off the Ross of Mull, where Saint Columba founded a monastery in 563. Its abbey was a centre of Gaelic Christianity for three centuries and still draws pilgrims and people looking for quiet.
Fingal's Cave 136 km
A sea cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, its walls made of tall six-sided basalt columns. It is known for the echoing sound of the waves inside, which inspired Mendelssohn's Hebrides overture, and takes its name from the hero of James Macpherson's poems.
Loch Lomond 160 km
A long freshwater loch that straddles the Highland Boundary Fault, so its southern end lies in the Lowlands and its northern end in the Highlands. Its southern shore is about 23 kilometres from Glasgow, and it sits within a national park set up in 2002.
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Questions
Where is Dunluce Castle?
Dunluce Castle is in Portrush, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Giant's Causeway (5.4 km), Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (16 km), Derry's Walls (53 km).
How do I get the Dunluce Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dunluce Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Northern Ireland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dunluce Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Northern Ireland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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