Date: 1st August 2025

Time: 11:00am & 2:00pm

Location: Dundrum Castle, 2 Castle Hill, Dundrum BT33 0NF

Join Historic Environment Division (HED) staff on a guided tour of Dundrum Castle and discover its amazing history. Dundrum Castle was built in or around 1177 by John De Courcy as part of his coastal defence after he invaded Ulster. Dundrum Castle is located on a wooded hill north-west of Dundrum village near Newcastle. It controls access to Lecale and dominates Dundrum Bay. Its main purpose was to control the land routes from Drogheda to Downpatrick.

Guided Tour 1: Time 11am

Guided Tour 2: Time 2pm

Access may be difficult for wheelchair users as the site is a sloping rocky knoll.