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Name of Site :
Redcastle Hotel
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| Townland :
CARRICKMAQUIGLEY
TULLYNAVINN
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| Previous Name :
Red Castle
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| Description : Large site for a substantial late 17th century/early 18th century house for the Wray family. Described by Walter Scott in 1814 as "a large good looking mansion with trees and a pretty vale sloping upwards from the sea." Overlooks Lough Foyle to the east. House substantially altered in recent years, now an hotel, golf course and entertainment centre. |
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| Garden ID : DG0118 |
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| Irish Grid Coordinates: |
E:435071 |
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N:255833 |
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| Site of historical importance - now partially derelict or destroyed |
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