Carrickfergus Castle
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Carrickfergus Castle is a well-preserved Norman fortress on the northern shore of Belfast Lough in Northern Ireland, notable for its strategic coastal position and long military history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carrickfergus Castle canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman castle
ⓘ
castle ⓘ fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norman military architecture ⓘ |
| builder | John de Courcy ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 12th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curtain walls
ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ harbour-facing defences ⓘ inner ward ⓘ keep ⓘ outer ward ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Scheduled Monument
ⓘ
surface form:
State Care Historic Monument
|
| inception | circa 1177 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carrickfergus
ⓘ
County Antrim ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
northern shore of Belfast Lough
ⓘ
rocky promontory ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities (Northern Ireland)
|
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | protected approach to Belfast Lough ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Belfast ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long military history
ⓘ
strategic coastal position ⓘ well-preserved Norman fortifications ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Belfast Lough ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
French attack under François Thurot in 1760
ⓘ
Siege of Carrickfergus (1210) ⓘ Siege of Carrickfergus (1689–1690) ⓘ landing of William III at Carrickfergus in 1690 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled access to north-east coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Nine Years' War ⓘ Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Norman conquest of Ulster
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
armoury
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ garrison ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ prison ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.