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Castleskreen is a tower house and rath situated in County Down, Northern Ireland, representing a form of fortified domestic architecture characteristic of the medieval period in Ulster. The site comprises both an earlier rath, indicating prehistoric or early medieval settlement, and a later tower house structure, demonstrating continuity of occupation and defence across centuries. The tower house itself dates to the early modern period and exemplifies the defensive architecture adopted by Anglo-Norman and native Irish landholders during the late medieval and early modern centuries. The combination of rath and tower house at this location reflects the strategic importance of the site and the layering of settlement patterns typical of frontier regions in medieval Ulster.
Castleskreen tower house. rath & tower-house is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8035. View the official record →
Castleskreen is a tower house and rath situated in County Down, Northern Ireland, representing a form of fortified domestic architecture characteristic of the medieval period in Ulster. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8035.
Castleskreen tower house. rath & tower-house dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a rath & fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Castleskreen tower house. rath & 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 8035.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windmill stump (c.f. ihr 3454 for details) (2.6 km), Rathmullan motte, rathmullan mound, rathmullan. raised rath reused as motte (2.9 km), A.p. site - barrow? (3 km).
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