What is recorded here

Coleraine Castle stood as a medieval fortress and manor house, shaping the birth of the town itself. Its stones witnessed the transition from military stronghold to domestic residence, embedding feudal power into the local landscape. The structure anchored the community during the medieval period, proving that grandeur and governance often shared the same walls.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CASTLE & MANOR HOUSE: COLERAINE CASTLE. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Coleraine Castle was built in the late 13th or early 14th century by the MacQuillan family, Gaelic lords of the area, and later held by the English during the Plantation of Ulster in the early 17th century. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the contested region of north-western Ireland during medieval and early modern times.

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