What is recorded here

Carncastle rises in Ballygalley, County Antrim, a tower whose age and purpose remain uncertain. The stone structure still stands at the centre of its recorded site, inviting imagination about the hands that built it and the lives that passed beside it.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as TOWER: CARNCASTLE. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

CarnCastle Tower in Ballygalley is believed to have been built by the MacDonnell clan in the 17th century. It is remembered as a historic defensive structure associated with the Gaelic lords of Antrim and as a scheduled ancient monument.

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