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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Shanes Castle like this:
Shane's Castle, seat of Lord O'Neill, in co. and 2 miles NW. of Antrim, on river Maine and Lough Neagh.
Shanes Castle is now part of ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY District. Click here for graphs and data of how ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shanes Castle itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shanes Castle, in Antrim and Newtownabbey and County Antrim | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29781
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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