CASTLE & BAWN: OLD CASTLE ARCHDALE in Bunaninver — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Archdale castle and bawn stand in Bunaninver, County Fermanagh, preserving a post-medieval and seventeenth-century defensive shape. Its stones mark a time when local power needed walls, gates and visible warning. The land may have tasted fear, pride or ordinary domestic life behind that strength.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CASTLE & BAWN: OLD CASTLE ARCHDALE. Recorded period: POST-MED; C17TH. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Old Castle Archdale was built in the 17th century, likely by the Archdale family, who were prominent local landowners in County Fermanagh. It is remembered as a historic example of early modern Irish architecture and is protected as a significant heritage site.

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