What is recorded here
Mud, fire and human breath built the tower houses of Carrickfergus during the middle ages. They rose above ordinary life as landmarks of power, warning and pride. Men and women lived inside their walls, watched roads and water, and left behind the shape of ambition itself.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as TOWER-HOUSES. Recorded period: MED/L.MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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First Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 122 yd
Carrickfergus MuseumMuseum · 288 yd
King William III MonumentMonument · 288 yd
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Battle of Carrickfergus (1760)Major battlefield · 345 yd
Carrickfergus CastleCastle · 349 yd
CARRICKFERGUS CASTLE in CarrickfergusCARRICKFERGUS CASTLE · 355 yd
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ENCLOSURE in Carrickfergus; East Central WardENCLOSURE · 493 yd