Dunluce Castle
Look for Dunluce Castle 3.9 km east of Portrush. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Dunseverick Castle, 8.8 km away, leads the 12 other places within 15 km.
Castle near Portrush
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#309 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (17 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Portrush
Dunluce Castle is 3.9 km east of Portrush. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Portrush has 46 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
In Portrush, July and August are the warmest, at 18°C in the afternoon.
Dunluce Castle
It has articles in 17 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 17 languages
- Town
- 3.9 km east of Portrush
Plan your visit
- EntryA fee is charged
The map
The numbers show what else is near Dunluce Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Towns within reach of Dunluce Castle
The largest of the 8 towns is Coleraine, with 24,483 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Portrush
Portstewart
Coleraine
Ballymoney
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Dunluce Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrush | 3.9 km west of it | 6,150 | 7 |
| Portstewart | 9.2 km southwest of it | 7,854 | 8 |
| Coleraine | 11 km southwest of it | 24,483 | 5 |
| Ballymoney | 16 km south of it | 11,048 | 1 |
| Ballycastle | 20 km east of it | 5,628 | 4 |
| Limavady | 29 km southwest of it | 11,729 | 4 |
| Dungiven | 38 km southwest of it | 3,346 | 2 |
| Cullybackey | 39 km south of it | 2,659 | 3 |
What else is near Dunluce Castle
Within 15 km you can add 2 theme parks, 2 museums and a castle.
Theme parkCurry's Fun Park4.8 km away3Heritage railwayHeritage railwayGiant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway2.8 km away4AttractionAttraction · National TrustHezlett House15 km away5MuseumMuseumCoastal Zone4.8 km away6ZooZooNorth Coast Alpacas5.1 km away7MuseumMuseumColeraine Museum11 km away8Theme parkTheme parkDamhead Miniature Railway11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Dunluce Castle: common questions
Where is Dunluce Castle?
Dunluce Castle is 3.9 km east of Portrush, Causeway Coast and Glens.
What is Dunluce Castle?
On north Irish coast.
When is the best time to visit Dunluce Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Portrush, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Dunluce Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Dunluce Castle?
Within 15 km: Dunseverick Castle (8.8 km), Curry's Fun Park (4.8 km), Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway (2.8 km) and Hezlett House (15 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Dunluce Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curry's Fun Park: Greentreetown, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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