What is recorded here

Gonn Ard, also called Kinard Castle, rises in County Tyrone as a medieval castle whose exact age remains uncertain. The name itself suggests a high place, perhaps a ridge or arrow-shaped land feature, while the castle label points to a fortified home or defensive seat. Whatever it was, it stood where people could see it, and it still belongs to the land as a recorded archaeological site.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CASTLE: KINARD CASTLE or GONN ARD. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; MEDIEVAL. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Kinard Castle, also known as Gonn Ard, was built in the late 16th century by the MacDermott Roe family, Gaelic lords of the area. It is remembered as a significant example of a tower house in the Caledon region and reflects the historical presence of the MacDermotts in medieval and early modern Ulster.

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