Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandStrabaneDerrywoone castle. fortified house
POST-MED · FORTIFICATION

Derrywoone castle. fortified house

Strabane, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 14289
Period
POST-MED
Site type
FORTIFICATION
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Derrywoone castle is a post-medieval fortified house located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The structure represents the type of defensive domestic architecture constructed during the early modern period, when landowners in Ulster sought to protect their residences and holdings against localised threats. As a fortified house rather than a substantial castle, it exemplifies the smaller-scale military architecture characteristic of rural plantation-era settlements in the seventeenth century. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Monuments and Buildings Record under the designation HED NI NISMR MonID 14289.

Derrywoone castle. fortified house is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14289. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Derrywoone castle. fortified house?

Derrywoone castle is a post-medieval fortified house located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14289.

What period does Derrywoone castle. fortified house date from?

Derrywoone castle. fortified house 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 Derrywoone castle. fortified house?

Derrywoone castle. fortified 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 14289.

What other scheduled monuments are near Derrywoone castle. fortified house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Island machugh. neolithic & bronze age settlement site, early christian crannog & plantation castle (0.3 km), Ballyrenan chambered grave, cloghogle. portal tomb (0.7 km), Standing stone complex - several stone rows, over 63 stones (3.4 km).

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