What is recorded here

Castle Roe stood as a medieval tower-house and bawn in County Derry, its walls built to keep out rain, raids and doubt. The structure has vanished, leaving only a map point and a name behind. Whatever life moved inside that chamber is gone, but the stone purpose remains clear: a small violent anchor in the northern landscape.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as TOWER-HOUSE & BAWN: CASTLE ROE (destroyed). Recorded period: MEDIEVAL. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Built by the MacCrimmons in the late 16th century, Castle Roe was an important defensive structure in the medieval landscape of what is now County Londonderry. It is remembered for its strategic role in the region during the turbulent period of Gaelic resistance and early plantation efforts in Ulster.

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