A restored 16th-century tower house on the shore of Sheephaven Bay, once the stronghold of the MacSweeney Doe chieftains. Free to visit, with a small graveyard and a fine walk along the water’s edge.
Doe Castle is a restored sixteenth-century tower house standing right on the shore of Sheephaven Bay. It was the stronghold of the MacSweeney Doe chieftains, and its walls have seen more than their share of sieges.
Entry is free, and a walkway leads around the outside of the keep to a small graveyard and along the water’s edge. The view back across the bay to the Ards peninsula is the best in the area.
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