Shane's Castle
Description of the Shane's Castle
Shane's Castle is situated near a town of Randalstown, Antim County in the Northern Ireland. It was constructed in 1345 by O'Neill clan. It is located on the northeastern shore of Lough Neagh. It was originally called Éadan Dúcharraige (Eden-duff-carrick). Shane MacBrien O'Neill changed the name to Shane's Castle in 1722 naming it after himself.
A terrace was built around the year 1800 and in 1812 work began
to rebuild the Shane's castle according to the plans of John
Nash, but in 1816 the castle was devastated by a fire and the
works were discontinued. Only Nash's camellia house is still
preserved today. In the 1860s, the 1st Baron O'Neill had a
second house built by Charles Lanyon and William Henry Lynn of
Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon. The Fronhof covers an area of 10.5 km²
on the shores of Lough Neagh.
The castle was extensively used as a backdrop in the HBO
television series Game of Thrones.