Glenarm — one of the oldest villages on the Antrim coast – brought historical authenticity, with Glenarm Castle's preserved architecture and grounds used to depict period settings. Murlough Bay, known for its steep cliffs, secluded beach, and remote access, provided a wild and untamed environment. Several key scenes featuring Jodie Comer were filmed here, particularly those tied to nature and solitude. The director confirmed it: the north Antrim coast delivered Jodie Comer's most exposed and isolated sequences. Shane's Castle, a ruin on the shore of Lough Neagh, added further weathered stone atmosphere.
Further along the Antrim coast, the production used the Giant's Causeway – whose 40,000 interlocking basalt columns add an almost mythological quality – alongside White Park Bay and Ballintoy Harbour for additional coastal sequences.
The production crossed into the Republic of Ireland for the priory sequences, filming at the Rock of Cashel – the medieval fortress complex rising dramatically from the Tipperary plain. Sarnoski confirmed this as the location where the shoot wrapped, noting that while searching for interior locations, the crew spotted a grassy hill near a wall and decided to film a scene there on the spot.
The traditional Robin Hood story is set in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire – a managed country park with a gift shop and an ancient oak you can visit. Michael Sarnoski went somewhere considerably older and less curated. Ireland gave him the real thing: raw, ancient, and indifferent to legend. Jackman was right to say thank you.
