PLANTATION CASTLE: CASTLE CURLEWS in Kirlish — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Castle Curlews stands in Kirlish as a post-medieval plantation castle, marked on the official map at the centre of its archaeological site. British settlers built the structure during the plantation era, imposing stone walls and defensive purpose on the County Tyrone landscape. The castle remains scheduled for protection, preserving the physical trace of that colonial transformation.

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

Built during the 17th century as part of the Ulster Plantation, Castle Curlews was held by the Stewart family, who were Scottish settlers granted land in the region. It is important as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and as a surviving example of early plantation-era architecture in Northern Ireland.

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