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Roughan Castle

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Mnemo is a small red brick castle in County Tyrone. Andrew Stewart built it around 1618 beside a lough, giving the hill a sharp shadow and the family a defensible home. Its corner towers, gun loops and hidden passage suggest a place made for warning as much as living.
Roughan Castle is recorded as a castle in County Tyrone. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Roughan Castle in County Tyrone was built in the 17th century by the MacDonnell family, who were Catholic Gaelic lords with historical ties to the region. It is remembered as a symbol of Gaelic resistance and continuity during a period of English plantation and political upheaval in Ulster.

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