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Paul Duncan, Bob Phillips, Jon Travers, Leone Toker, George Zivkovic, Don Leayr, Caz Willis

Dunluce Castle, Co Antrim Perched on top of a high cliff, the majestic ruins of Dunluce Castle are arguably the most picturesque in Northern Ireland. Although Richard Óg de Burgh, second Earl of Ulster, built a castle on the site in the 13th century, Dunluce Castle as we know it was erected in the 1500s by the Scottish McQuillan clan - hired mercenaries who settled in Ireland in the 13th century. After the Battle of Orla in 1565, Dunluce was seized by fellow Scottish immigrants the MacDonnell...