A plantation castle with a Bronze Age past Newtownstewart Castle was built by Sir Robert Newcomen in 1615. This was the period soon after The Flight of the Earls when the Gaelic nobility [...]
One of Ulster's great ancient tombs This impressive site is located on a hilltop 700 feet above sea level and is known as 'Cnoc mBaine', 'The Hill of Queen Baine', 'The Hill of [...]
A unique wedge tomb surrounded by standing stones The Clogherny Wedge Tomb is situated in a sparse and exposed glaciated valley near the village of Plumbridge in County Tyrone. The tomb has a [...]
An exquisite example of Victorian industrial architecture Herdman's Mill was built in Sion Mills in 1853 on the banks of the River Mourne by the Herdman Brothers. The River Mourne has powered industrial [...]
Thousands of mini-standing stones uncovered in a bog The mysterious Beaghmore Stone Circles date from between 2900 BC to 1200 BC. They were uncovered by local peat cutters in the 1940s and are [...]
One of Ireland's most unusual castles Harry Avery's Castle dominates the valley of the River Derg and overlooks Newtownstewart in County Tyrone. It is named after Henry Aimbreidh O'Neill who was a 14th-century [...]