CASTLE (site of): PORTGLENONE CASTLE in Garvaghy — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Portglenone Castle stands as a lost site in County Antrim, its stones swallowed by time or reuse. The name itself suggests a harbour or river crossing, hinting the castle guarded water rather than dry land. Whatever it controlled, it has vanished so completely that only the memory of its shape remains.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CASTLE (site of): PORTGLENONE CASTLE. Recorded period: LATE-MED; POST-MED; MODERN; UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Portglenone Castle was built in the late 16th century by the MacDonnell clan, who were Gaelic chieftains in the area. It is remembered as a key defensive structure during the Nine Years' War and later as a symbol of local resistance to English colonial expansion in Ulster.

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