What is recorded here

Rowley's Castle in Calmore, County Derry, is a post-medieval castle recorded at the centre of its archaeological site. The name suggests a Rowley family claimed the land, perhaps building a defensible house where ordinary farms avoided notice. That much is certain; the rest is imagination.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CASTLE: ROWLEY'S CASTLE. Recorded period: POST-MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Rowley's Castle in Calmore is believed to have been built in the late 16th or early 17th century by the Rowley family, likely as a defensive structure during a period of political and military unrest in Ireland. It is remembered as an example of early modern domestic architecture and as a site reflecting the historical presence of English settlers in the region.

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