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Kilwaughter Castle
Castle · near Larne · Mid and East Antrim

Kilwaughter Castle

On the map, Kilwaughter Castle is 1.1 km southwest of Larne. The register lists it as a Grade B1 listed building. Look also at Olderfleet Castle, 5.6 km away, first of 14 more within 15 km.

Photo: Kilwaughter Castle, Kenneth Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
1.1 km
southwest of Larne
How well known
Top 35%
#2,958 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Castle near Larne

Just outside Larne

Kilwaughter Castle is 1.1 km southwest of Larne. Towns near it ↓

Grade B1 listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Larne has 29 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

In Larne the warm season is June to September, with highs of 17–19°C.

Jan8° / 3°106 mm
Feb9° / 3°82 mm
Mar10° / 4°72 mm
Apr13° / 6°57 mm
May15° / 7°55 mm
Jun18° / 10°65 mm
Jul19° / 12°74 mm
Aug19° / 12°78 mm
Sep17° / 11°69 mm
Oct14° / 8°101 mm
Nov11° / 6°98 mm
Dec9° / 4°100 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Larne, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Larne. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Larne’s full climate →
About

Kilwaughter Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages.

Larne’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Grade B1 listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 4 languages
Town
1.1 km southwest of Larne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Kilwaughter Castle at a glance

Spot Kilwaughter Castle in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015

Towns near it

Towns near Kilwaughter Castle

Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 1.1 km northeast of it

Larne

18,853 people · 9 places to visit

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Nearby, 14 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 attractions.

1CastleOlderfleet Castle5.6 km away2CastleBallygally Castle6.5 km away3CastleCastleGlenarm Castle14 km away4MuseumMuseumLarne Museum and Arts Centre4.8 km away5MuseumUS Rangers Centre15 km away6AttractionAttraction · National TrustGlenoe Waterfall6 km away7Theme parkTheme parkCarnfunnock Family Fun Zone5.9 km away8AttractionAttractionGobbins Visitor Centre13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Kilwaughter Castle, answered

Where is Kilwaughter Castle?

Kilwaughter Castle is 1.1 km southwest of Larne, Mid and East Antrim.

What is Kilwaughter Castle?

Castle in the UK.

When is the best time to visit Kilwaughter Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Larne, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Kilwaughter Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade B1 listed building.

What else is there to see near Kilwaughter Castle?

Within 15 km: Olderfleet Castle (5.6 km), Ballygally Castle (6.5 km), Glenarm Castle (14 km) and Larne Museum and Arts Centre (4.8 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 (4)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.