TOWER-HOUSE: OLD CASTLE WARD in Castleward

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as TOWER-HOUSE: OLD CASTLE WARD. Recorded period: POST-MED; LATE-MED. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Old Castle Ward in Castleward was built by the Ward family in the late 16th century as a defensive tower house. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval tower house in Northern Ireland and is protected as a Scheduled Monument.