Antrim Castle

Antrim Castle, known in Irish as Caisleán Aontroma, derives its name from the Irish Aontroim, meaning 'lone ridge'—a reference to the distinctive ridge upon which the town was built. The original settlement was known as Aontreibh, meaning 'lone house,' which referred to a monastic dwelling established around AD 495. Sir Hugh Clotworthy, an English settler, constructed the original fortified man...