TOWER-HOUSE: RINGHADDY CASTLE in Ringhaddy — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Ringhaddy Castle stands in County Down as a late medieval tower house, its stones still holding the shape of hands that climbed narrow stairs and watched the land below. It belonged to people strong enough to build height and brave enough to remain inside when danger came near. The tower reached upward because visibility was power, and its roofline may have carried a flag, a light, or only the silence of a family that refused to leave.

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

Built by the MacCárthainn (MacCartan) family in the late medieval period, Ringhaddy Castle is remembered as a significant example of a tower-house in Northern Ireland, reflecting the defensive architecture and social structures of Gaelic Ireland.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.