Doe Castle
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A 16th-century tower castle surrounded by sea on three sides, once a stronghold of the MacSweeney clan, with its moat and walls well preserved.
Doe Castle stands on a small headland in Sheephaven Bay, surrounded by water on three sides, with a rock-cut moat on the fourth. The tower house has been restored. You can view the exterior of the castle for free, and access to the interior is arranged through the OPW. The old graveyard beside it holds carved family grave slabs. It is about a 15-minute drive from Dunfanaghy.
Opening hours
Outer grounds open all day
Nearby sights
- Ards Forest Park
- Marble Hill Strand
- Atlantic Drive (Rosguill Peninsula)
- Dunfanaghy Village & Workhouse
- Murder Hole Beach (Boyeeghter Bay)
- Muckish Mountain
- Horn Head
- Glenveagh National Park & Castle