Historic site
Shane's Castle
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Shane's Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. Causeway Coastal Route passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
country house in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Wikidata Q126713993, matched on coordinates and name (25 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- c19
What to expect
- Operated by
- Shanes Castle Estates Co Ltd
How to reach it
Coordinates54.72833, -6.27520
- 8.1 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 21 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Shane's Castle: 0.3 mi
- Pump Tower: 2.2 mi
- Antrim Castle: 2.2 mi
- Alexander Irvine: 2.6 mi
- Ancient Monastery of Kells: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- Protector of the Lough: 1.7 mi
- The Wolfhound: 2.1 mi
- Swans statue: 3.6 mi
- Greystone Roundabout Sculpture: 3.7 mi
- Connor Presbyterian Church: 6.0 mi
Parks
- Carnbeg Park: 1.7 mi
- Antrim Castle Gardens & Clotworthy House: 2.1 mi
- Alexander Irvine Park: 2.6 mi
- Round Tower: 2.6 mi
- Wallace Park: 7.6 mi
Attractions
- Duck Pond: 2.2 mi
- Antrim Round Tower: 2.7 mi
- the Doagh Holestone: 8.2 mi
- ECOS Centre: 9.6 mi
- Wishing Well: 10.3 mi
Peaks
- Carnearny: 4.9 mi
- Tardree Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Irish Hill: 7.9 mi
- Drumadarragh Hill: 8.5 mi
- Big Collin: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 54
- Parterre Garden: 2.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 3.4 mi
- Ahoghill Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 13.4 mi
- Glenbryn Community Garden: 14.6 mi
Museums: 34
- Garden Heritage Exhibition: 2.1 mi
- The Landscape Centre: 5.8 mi
- Gracehill Village Old School Museum: 8.9 mi
- Mid-Antrim Museum: 9.4 mi
- Seamus Heaney HomePlace: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- RSPB Portmore Lough Reserve: 12.0 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 13.5 mi
- Belshaw's Quarry Nature Reserve: 14.9 mi
- Bog Meadows: 15.8 mi
- Oxford Island National Nature Reserve: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Glenoe Waterfall: 18.3 mi
- Grillagh Waterfall: 18.6 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 21.0 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 21.1 mi
Springs: 8
- Tobernaveen: 4.1 mi
- Holy Well: 12.1 mi
- Lady's Well: 12.2 mi
- Volunteers' Well: 14.5 mi
- Official Start Of The Clady River: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Limestone Quarry: 14.0 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 14.0 mi
- Cave Hill: 14.2 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 20.8 mi
- Craig-na-Shoke: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 5
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 15.7 mi
- Seapark Beach: 18.8 mi
- Browns bay walk: 22.1 mi
- Brompton Bay: 23.9 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Coltrim Picnic Park: 16.4 mi
- Craigadick Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Ballyforles Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Shane's Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | NNE 12° | 550 m | 22.4 mi |
| Slievenanee | N 11° | 543 m | 21.0 mi |
| Slieve Gallion | W 271° | 526.6 m | 19.4 mi |
| Slieve Gallion NE Top | W 274° | 493.6 m | 18.5 mi |
| Divis | SE 128° | 478 m | 13.1 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | ENE 59° | 474 m | 15.8 mi |
| Carn Tóchair | WNW 301° | 464 m | 22.5 mi |
| Skerry Hill | N 6° | 459 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:50 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 21:06 | 22:07 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:47 | 14:47 | 16:01 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
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