TOWER-HOUSE: CASTLE CHICHESTER in White Head — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Castle Chichester rose in White Head as a late medieval tower-house, its stones still marked by the hands that built and defended it. The structure stands scheduled, preserving the shape of a residence that likely balanced domestic comfort with martial readiness. Its exact layout remains partially buried beneath time, yet the surviving form suggests a household confident enough to build upward rather than hide.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as TOWER-HOUSE: CASTLE CHICHESTER. Recorded period: LATE-MED; MED/L.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 late medieval period, Castle Chichester in White Head is remembered as a scheduled tower-house, reflecting the defensive architecture and landholding patterns of the time in Northern Ireland.

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