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Learmount Castle

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Learmount Castle
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Learmount Castle stands in County Derry, a name that belongs to the land before memory. Whether it kept a family, a road or a secret, the castle still holds its shape against the sky. People may have lived inside that outline, heard rain on stone and watched the field change with the seasons. The name preserves what the living world forgot.
Learmount Castle is recorded as a castle in County Derry. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Learmount Castle was built in the 17th century by the MacDonnell family, who were prominent Gaelic lords in the region. It is remembered as a symbol of the MacDonnells' influence during the early colonial period in Ulster.

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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0