What is recorded here

Ballygawley Castle and its surrounding bawn stood in County Tyrone during the post-medieval period, marking a time when local power required stone defence rather than wooden strength. The structure remains scheduled, preserving the memory of a household that likely watched roads, fields, or neighbours with constant alertness. Its exact chambers have faded, but the bawn suggests crowded movement, keeping animals, storing grain, and gathering people when danger or festival called them together.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as C17th CASTLE & BAWN: BALLYGAWLEY CASTLE. Recorded period: POST-MED. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Ballygawley Castle was built in the 17th century, likely by a local Gaelic or Anglo-Irish lord, during the period of English plantation in Ulster. It is remembered as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, reflecting its historical and archaeological significance in the post-medieval landscape of Northern Ireland.

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