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CASTLE (site of) in Town Parks (glenarm)

CASTLE (site of)
CASTLE (site of) in Town Parks (glenarm)
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Glenarm still hides the lost castle beneath its parks, though no wall stands to mark the boundary. The medieval site may have been a small defensive post or a noble residence, but the earth has taken back its shape. People walk past the buried stones without knowing they step across a forgotten power centre. The castle vanished, yet it still occupies the land.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CASTLE (site of). Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; LATE-MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Glenarm Castle, located in what is now Town Parks, was built in the late 16th century by the Stewart family, who were prominent in the region during the Tudor period. It is remembered as a key stronghold associated with the Stewart earls of Glenarm and their role in the colonial and military history of Antrim.

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Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0