Sketrick Castle

Ballydorn, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

Castle in County Down, Northern Ireland

Key Information

Construction

Whiterock 54°29′16.8″N 5°38′52.8″W / 54.488000°N 5.648000°W / 54.488000; -5.648000 (Sketrick Castle)

Castle Type

Current Status

Tower house

Historical Overview

Sketrick Castle is a castle situated on Sketrick Island near Whiterock, County Down, Northern Ireland. The castle is estimated to date back to the 12th century. Sketrick Castle tower-house and the passage to spring are State Care Historic Monuments in the townland of Sketrick Island, in the Ards and North Down Borough, located at grid reference: J5245 6252.

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