What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as BAWN?: GILLHALL CASTLE. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Gillhall Castle in Greenan is believed to have been built by the O'Hagan clan in the 17th century as a defensive structure during the turbulent period following the Plantation of Ulster. It is remembered as an example of early modern Irish castle architecture and as a site associated with local resistance to colonial expansion.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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