CASTLE: OLDERFLEET CASTLE or THE CURRAN CASTLE in Curran AND Drumaliss — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Olderfleet Castle stands in Curran and Drumaliss, a late-medieval ruin preserved under State Care. Its stones survived every human attempt to erase them, suggesting the castle refused to leave the world. That resistance transforms a forgotten ANTRIM hill into a living warning about memory itself.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CASTLE: OLDERFLEET CASTLE or THE CURRAN CASTLE. Recorded period: LATE-MED. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Olderfleet Castle, also known as The Curran Castle, was built in the late medieval period, likely by the MacDonnell family of Antrim, who were prominent Gaelic lords in the region. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the historical landscape of East Antrim and is now protected under State Care for its archaeological and historical significance.

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