Sketrick Castle

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title: "Sketrick Castle" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["castles-in-county-down", "ruined-castles-in-northern-ireland"] description: "Castle in County Down, Northern Ireland" topic_path: "geography/ireland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketrick_Castle" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Castle in County Down, Northern Ireland ::

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Sketrick Castle is a castle situated on Sketrick Island near Whiterock, County Down, Northern Ireland. The castle is estimated to date back to the 12th century. Sketrick Castle tower-house and the passage to spring are State Care Historic Monuments in the townland of Sketrick Island, in the Ards and North Down Borough, located at grid reference: J5245 6252.

History

The castle dates from the late 12th century. In the 14th century it was acquired by Sir Robert Savage. The Annals of the Four Masters record the capture of the castle in 1470 by an army led by the O'Neill to assist the MacQuillans. They took the castle and it was given to MacQuillan for safe keeping. It was intact until 1896 when a storm demolished much of it.

Features

Sketrick Castle was originally 57 ft high, 51 ft long and 27 ft wide, four storeys high, with a boat bay and a stone subterranean passage which was discovered in 1957. The castle previously guarded the causeway to the west of the island. The castle is free to visit.

References

References

1. "Sketrick Castle". Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments.
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5. (22 March 2022). "Sketrick Castle {{!}} Department for Communities".
6. "Castles.nl - Sketrick Castle".

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