What is recorded here
No castle wall, no chamber, no hearth, no room for a person or a guard. The platform is a square line drawn on flat ground, a shape that refuses to become a building. It may be a failed castle, an abandoned idea, or a trap for people who need the world to make sense.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as SQUARE PLATFORM - CASTLE?. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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