What is recorded here
Duncrun castle stood in County Derry during the medieval period, its stones marked only by a official point at the centre of the archaeological site. No wall, room or owner survives in the facts, but the designation implies a local holder of power who shaped the landscape before memory faded. The absence is not emptiness; it is a invitation to imagine the guards, fires and decisions that once occupied the ground now reduced to a coordinate.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CASTLE. Recorded period: MED/L.MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Aidan's WellSpring · 1459 yd
Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 1520 yd
Binevenagh ViewViewpoint · 1.0 mi
BinevenaghMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Bellarena SchoolSchool · 1.6 mi
Swann's BridgePicnic place · 1.9 mi
Ballyhanna ForestForest · 3.0 mi
Magilligan - Benone StrandBeach / strand · 3.5 mi
Downhill beachHeritage attraction · 4.3 mi