Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandStrabaneCastlederg castle. fortified house & bawn
POST-MED · FORTIFICATION

Castlederg castle. fortified house & bawn

Strabane, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 14212
Period
POST-MED
Site type
FORTIFICATION
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castlederg castle is a post-medieval fortified house with bawn located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The structure dates from the early modern period and represents the fortification strategies employed by English and Old English settlers during the Ulster plantation era. The site comprises a defended domestic residence surrounded by a bawn wall, a characteristic architectural arrangement of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries designed to provide security against hostile incursion in the unsettled frontier regions of Ulster. Such fortified enclosures were typical of Anglo-Norman and settler colonisation in Ireland during this period of significant territorial reorganisation and plantation.

Castlederg castle. fortified house & bawn is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14212. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castlederg castle. fortified house & bawn?

Castlederg castle is a post-medieval fortified house with bawn located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14212.

What period does Castlederg castle. fortified house & bawn date from?

Castlederg castle. fortified house & bawn dates from the post-med 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 Castlederg castle. fortified house & bawn?

Castlederg castle. fortified house & bawn 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 14212.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castlederg castle. fortified house & bawn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The white stone. standing stone (0.7 km), Standing stone (0.9 km), Giant's grave. portal tomb (3.5 km).

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