As to be expected with any show within the Game of Thrones universe, the locations have been a highlight for viewers tuning in week after week. So where was A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms filmed? Here, we take a peek behind the scenes to reveal some of the key locations to look out for.
Where was A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms filmed?
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was filmed across Northern Ireland. While viewers experience breathtaking scenery through their screens, it threw up a host of issues for the cast and crew. “It’s very, very rainy, and the sets were so muddy”, says Dexter Sol Ansell, who plays Egg—“If you stepped in the mud and stood still for more than five seconds, you’re gone. You’ve been submerged.”
Glenarm Castle Estate
“They did the whole Ashford Meadow camp out in Glenarm”, says Peter Claffey, who plays Ser Duncan the Tall. “Yes, the weather is challenging, but it’s all completely negated by the crew that you work with… it was hard and it was long hours but you come into work and everything’s made so much easier by the fact that everybody’s got a smile on their face.”
Glenarm Castle Estate is the ancestral home of the MacDonnell (or McDonnell) family, who have been in the area since the late 14th Century. The website states: “Glenarm Castle was built on its present site by Sorley Boy’s son, Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim in 1636. However, only six years later, in 1642, the house was burned by a Scots Covenanter army who were attacking the royalist MacDonnells and so it remained a roofless ruin for over a hundred years.”
Hen Mountain and Leitrim Lodge
These locations stood in for shots of The Reach—a fertile region in southern Westeros where much of the action takes place. Experience the cinematic scenery for yourself by parking up at Hen Mountain Car Park and setting off on foot for a walk that takes between one hour and 90 minutes. For the ultimate leg-stretch, take a 10-minute drive from here to Leitrim Lodge Car Park and set off on foot again.