What is recorded here

Wingfields’ Castle in Benburb, County Tyrone, still stands as a post-medieval ruin under State Care. The bawn and castle outline mark a powerful local presence, though the exact chamber where families argued or loved has vanished. Benburb is already famous for battle, but this castle belonged to the longer human story of ownership, fear and pride.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CASTLE & BAWN: BENBURB or WINGFIELDS' CASTLE. Recorded period: POST-MED. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Benburb Castle, also known as Wingfields' Castle, was built in the 17th century by the Wingfield family, who were prominent local landowners in the area following the Plantation of Ulster. The site is important as a historical example of post-medieval defensive architecture and as a marker of early colonial settlement patterns in Northern Ireland.

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