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Mountjoy Castle, Tyrone

Mountjoy Castle is a campaign fort, built by Lord Mountjoy in 1602, located on a hill overlooking Lough Neagh in the townland of Magheralamfield, County Tyrone. It is two storeys high, brick-built, the lower storey being stone-faced on the outside. It consists of a central rectangular block with four spear-shaped angle towers with gun loops. The north-west tower is partly demolished and the west curtain wall destroyed. The monument is in the care of the Department for Communities. The monument is within the council area of Mid Ulster.
SMR Number: TYR047:002

Place Type: 17th-century Castle
Historic County: Tyrone
Lat, Long: 54.55844,-6.60751
Grid Reference: H 9013 6868
Townland: Magheralamfield TD
Civil Parish: Clonoe CP
Council Area: Mid Ulster CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 332503
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Mountjoy_Castle,_Tyrone_332503

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