We were driving back from Newcastle and seen a sign for this castle - the lovely brown signpost directed us up a slight hill from the town of Dundrum - not too far from Belfast. Wow - we were blown away! What a find!! One of the best Norman Castles I have seen... loved it! :-)
Perfect Norman Castle for kids - picnics, BBQ's and exploring the views are amazing. This Newcastle Castle in the town of Dundrum, Co. Down is a great stop. Added to our list of Castles in NI - if you enjoy Irish Castles and have visited other castles of Ireland then definitely add this one to your list - you will not be disappointed.
Some consider it ruins but others - just like me - consider it a beautiful place that dates back to the 13th century and shows how people used to build magnificent buildings and castles, even though they are not standing until these days in the same old way. Dundrum Castle which is located above the town of Dundrum in county Down, Northern Ireland, is not the same Dundrum Castle that is also located in Dundrum but in Dublin.
Back in the old days and when this castle was built, there was a reason behind building it, this reason is to control the access into Lecale from the west and the south; it stands on the top of a rocky hill to give good views of the south over Dundrum Bay and the Mourne Mountains, as well as the west towards Slieve Croob and the plains of Lecale to the east.
There isn't much to see about this castle, just walking around the ruins and checking how the whole thing used to look like from the outside without even being a complete thing these days - discovering the place was like an achievement for us and walking around it was like completing what we have started - it is really a discovery for us and it is really exciting to walk around those old ruins.
Dundrum is a small village and townland in County Down in Northern Ireland and is located near Newcastle - where we were going back home from before discovering the sign that led us to Dundrum Castle - this small village is located just near the Dundrum Bay - another beautiful scene for the place from there and another reason to convince people to go and check the whole thing by themselves.
Since we have been to this castle, we should mention that Dundrum village is mostly known for it and it is referred to as the old ruined Norman castle that is situated there (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oYnSRpmtHM). Dundrum Castle was held by several people after it was built in the 13th century by John de Courcy - this gives the castle much more importance for the history it carries.
As I have already mentioned above, heading to Dundrum Castle resulted from driving back home from Newcastle (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b244C7jU_mE) and this should bring up the topic of those different places which are located near Dundrum Castle that one could visit and pass by as well.
There are different options in Newcastle and different things that could be found there, such as the Tollymore Forest Park which we believe is one of the best in Northern Ireland and personally one of our favorite as well (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2HsWSVLzGI), and there is also one of the different doors that appeared in Game of Thrones movie series and which most of its scenes were taken in Northern Ireland, it is door number three that appeared in the Percy French Restaurant that is located inside the Slieve Donard Hotel (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONv66SEr5FQ).
I believe that the old castles are considered the best when it comes to the places which people could visit in any country they are heading to, even those old ones which ended up being just ruins in the place - they all still manage to deliver a different kind of experience and give people the chance to wander with their minds to that old age - I have been in the same situation before.
I have visited several other castles in Northern Ireland before and those which I have fallen in love with are: Dunluce Castle in county Antrim (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdTqJPL-i5Y), there is Saunderson Castle in county Cavan, Ireland (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96jfjSMqKMw), the Abbey Ruins and the Hidden Castle in county Mayo in Ireland - which is not very well known even by the local people (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haZRpbWtut0), as well as Carrickfergus Castle in county Antrim, Northern Ireland (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nklp9Y0FTLI).
In any trip you will go to in any country around the world, you will definitely come across an old castle or even an old building that looks like a castle, and every single time of them you will fall deeply in love with what you are seeing in front of your own eyes - that is exactly what happens to me every single time I come across a new castle or discover the ruins of what was once a castle.
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