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Castleskreen is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.2873°, -5.7432°.

Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland

Castleskreen

Castleskreen in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Castleskreen is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Castleskreen (Irish: An Oireanach, meaning 'the cultivated place') is a townland located south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. It covers approximately 1.4 km2 (335.96 acres). The townland lies within the civil parish of Bright and the historic barony of Lecale Upper.

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History

The name Castleskreen is associated with a ruined tower house located in the north-western part of the townland. This structure was built on the site of an earlier ringfort (rath). Historical records suggest that the site may have been referred to as Grenecastell in the 14th century. Ecclesiastical documents from 1306 mention a church in the area as Capella de Grencastell, and in 1408 as Capella St Finiani de Viride Castro, meaning "the chapel of Saint Finian of Greencastle". The chapel may have replaced the abbey of Carrick, which was reportedly destroyed by John de Courcy around 1180. The abbey was located in the neighbouring townland of Erenagh, near a well dedicated to St Finian. In the…

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