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Bagnal's Castle is a fifteenth-century tower-house situated in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The structure represents a characteristic form of medieval fortification constructed during the later Middle Ages, a period when such defensive residences were commonly built by Anglo-Norman and English settler families to secure their territorial holdings in Ireland. As a tower-house, the building would have provided both residential accommodation and defensive capability for its occupants, typical of the architectural solutions deployed in frontier regions during this era. The fortification reflects the military and domestic requirements of its period and remains a significant example of fifteenth-century fortified architecture in the region.
Bagnal's castle. tower-house is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8630. View the official record →
Bagnal's Castle is a fifteenth-century tower-house situated in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8630.
Bagnal's castle. tower-house dates from the c15th period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bagnal's castle. tower-house is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 8630.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Graveyard & two c19th crosses (5 km), The danes cast, the danes cast (south). linear earthwork (5.6 km), Mckinley's flagstaff. court tomb (5.9 km).
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