What is recorded here
Lewis Castle stands in Oghill, County Derry, a late-medieval structure reduced to memory and soil. Its stones may have framed kitchens, chambers and defences, but no clear chamber remains for modern eyes to judge. The castle still belongs to the region because it marked human ambition, residence and resistance during a turbulent period.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CASTLE: LEWIS CASTLE. Recorded period: LATE-MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Built in the late medieval period, Lewis Castle in Oghill is remembered as a historic defensive structure in Northern Ireland, reflecting the region's turbulent history during that era.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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