TOWER-HOUSE: STRANGFORD CASTLE in Strangford Lower — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Strangford Castle stands as a late medieval tower house in Strangford Lower, preserved under State Care. Its stones have watched the coast through centuries of storm and silence. People may have loved, feared or raged inside those rooms, but the castle keeps those memories locked behind mortar and time.

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

Strangford Castle, a tower-house located in Strangford Lower, was built in the late medieval period, likely by a local Gaelic or Anglo-Norman lord associated with the area. It is remembered for its strategic position on the shores of Strangford Lough, which made it significant in the historical defense and control of the region.

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