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Movanagher Castle is a post-medieval plantation settlement in the parish of Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a castle, bawn and associated village remains dating from the early modern period when English and Scottish settlers established fortified homesteads throughout Ulster under the Plantation scheme. The defensive bawn, a characteristic feature of plantation-era settlements, would have enclosed the castle and provided protection for both the dwelling and dependent farmsteads. The archaeological remains represent a significant example of the material culture of early modern colonisation in Ireland, documenting the built environment created by planter communities during the seventeenth century.
Movanagher castle. plantation castle, bawn & village site is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12127. View the official record →
Movanagher Castle is a post-medieval plantation settlement in the parish of Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12127.
Movanagher castle. plantation castle, bawn & village site dates from the post-med period, and is classified as a settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Movanagher castle. plantation castle, bawn & village site 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 12127.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raised rath (1.9 km), Black stone, daff, daff burial ground, duff stone, duff stone. passage tomb (3.2 km), Rath (4.3 km).
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