Dunluce Castle
First documented in the hands of the McQuillan family after they became lords of the Route. The McQuillans were displaced by the MacDonnell after losing two major battles against them during the mid- and late-16th century. Dunluce served as the seat of the Earls of Antrim until the family’s fortunes changed following the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. As the family fortune dwindled, the castle was left to ruin. The site was passed down over the centuries, until it came into the part ownership of Winston Churchill through his marriage to Clementine Hozier. He gave his share of the castle to the Northern Irish government in 1928, who has maintained it ever since.
There is a massive cavern located more more than 25 meters beneath the castle named Mermaid's Cave.
Dunluce Castle
First documented in the hands of the McQuillan family after they became lords of the Route. The McQuillans were displaced by the MacDonnell after losing two major battles against them during the mid- and late-16th century. Dunluce served as the seat of the Earls of Antrim until the family’s fortunes changed following the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. As the family fortune dwindled, the castle was left to ruin. The site was passed down over the centuries, until it came into the part ownership of Winston Churchill through his marriage to Clementine Hozier. He gave his share of the castle to the Northern Irish government in 1928, who has maintained it ever since.
There is a massive cavern located more more than 25 meters beneath the castle named Mermaid's Cave.