Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandLisburnCastle robin. c17th fortified house built near motte & bailey
MEDIEVAL · FORTIFICATION

Castle robin. c17th fortified house built near motte & bailey

Lisburn, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 4968
Period
MEDIEVAL
Site type
FORTIFICATION
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Robin is a seventeenth-century fortified house situated near an earlier medieval motte and bailey fortification in the townland of Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The house represents the transition from medieval defensive architecture to early modern fortified domestic building, constructed during a period of significant plantation settlement and colonial expansion in Ulster. Its proximity to the pre-existing motte and bailey indicates continuity of settlement and strategic occupation at this location across more than four centuries. The site demonstrates the archaeological layering of fortification types characteristic of areas subject to successive waves of military and domestic investment.

Castle robin. c17th fortified house built near motte & bailey is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4968. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle robin. c17th fortified house built near motte & bailey?

Castle Robin is a seventeenth-century fortified house situated near an earlier medieval motte and bailey fortification in the townland of Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4968.

What period does Castle robin. c17th fortified house built near motte & bailey date from?

Castle robin. c17th fortified house built near motte & bailey dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle robin. c17th fortified house built near motte & bailey?

Castle robin. c17th fortified house built near motte & bailey 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 4968.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle robin. c17th fortified house built near motte & bailey?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lime kilns (5no. associated with knocknadona quarry (3.3 km), Barrow (4.7 km), Lisburn castle, castle gardens, lisnagarvey. castle later artillery fort (site of) & gate (4.7 km).

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