
What is recorded here
Castlederg, Derg Bridge, Castle-Derrick and Churchtown all point to one busy settlement in County Tyrone where people lived, traded and prayed from the medieval period through the seventeenth century. The changing names suggest a bridge, a fortress and a church kept appearing in local memory until they became a single identity.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as HISTORIC SETTLEMENT: CASTLEDERG, DERG BRIDGE, CASTLE-DERRICK or CHURCHTOWN. Recorded period: C17TH; E.CHRIST.; MEDIEVAL; LATE-MED; POST-MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Ulster BankBank · 69 yd
FORTIFIED HOUSE & BAWN: CASTLEDERG CASTLE in CastlesessaghFORTIFIED HOUSE & BAWN: CASTLEDERG CASTLE · 185 yd
Castlederg BridgeBridge · 237 yd
Dreenan WoodWood · 2.7 mi
Fearn HillMountain / peak · 3.5 mi
MullaghcroyMountain / peak · 4.5 mi
Sloughan GlenWood · 6.5 mi
CHURCH; GRAVEYARD; CARVED STONE: HOLYWELL CHURCH in LackaghCHURCH; GRAVEYARD; CARVED STONE: HOLYWELL CHURCH · 7.1 miOther information
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