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Walshestown Castle is a medieval fortification comprising a tower-house with a bawn located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The tower-house represents a form of domestic fortification characteristic of the later medieval period, whilst the bawn, or defensive enclosure, provided additional protection for the structure and any associated settlement. The site is further notable for the presence of two thirteenth-century coffin lids, indicating earlier medieval activity and use of the location. The monument, recorded under the Historic Environment Database reference HED NI NISMR MonID 7578, preserves evidence of the defensive architecture and burial practices associated with medieval settlement in the region.
Walshestown castle. tower-house, bawn & 2 c13th coffin lids is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7578. View the official record →
Walshestown Castle is a medieval fortification comprising a tower-house with a bawn located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7578.
Walshestown castle. tower-house, bawn & 2 c13th coffin lids dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Walshestown castle. tower-house, bawn & 2 c13th coffin lids 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 7578.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The long stone. standing stone (3.4 km), Loughmoney dolmen. portal tomb (3.5 km), Cup-&-ring-marked stone (4.5 km).
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