Ireland · Ruin
Dundrum Castle
Dundrum Castle is a Norman-era castle ruin standing on a rocky hill above the town of Dundrum, County Down, Northern Ireland. Built in the early 13th century and strengthened with a massive round keep and a twin-towered gatehouse, it commanded views over Dundrum Bay and the surrounding countryside.
First raised
1180
Its prime
1240
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1240
The shape it held in its prime.
Sits atop a rocky hill with steep grassy slopes falling away to the south and east toward Dundrum Bay and the Mourne Mountains. A massive cylindrical stone keep dominates the upper ward, at least three storeys with visible spiral stair and fireplace flue details, set within a continuous stone curtain wall with a covered wall-walk on the wall-head. A lopsided twin-towered gatehouse protects the main approach from the south-west via a narrow ramp. Masonry is local grey-brown stone; roofs for timber halls would be low and secondary to the stone fortifications.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1240.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Dundrum Castle — including 5 interiors: gatehouse passage, keep great chamber (first floor), keep private chamber (second floor) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Dundrum Castle with the fires lit.
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