A rare example of a stone castle built by a Gaelic Irish chief rather than Anglo-Norman settlers, located half a mile southwest of Newtownstewart and named after Henry Aimhréidh O'Neill ('Harry Avery'), who died in 1392. Its surviving two-storey structure is fronted by massive D-shaped twin towers.
Visiting Harry Avery's Castle
Yes, Historic Environment Division (NI) managed, freely accessible
"A rare example of a stone castle built by a Gaelic Irish chief rather than Anglo-Norman settlers, located half a mile southwest of Newtownstewart and named after Henry Aimhréidh O'Neill ('Harry Avery'), who died in 1392."
Where to stay nearby
The closest castle hotel is Lough Eske Castle, 46.04 km away in Donegal Town — Castle site dating to 1474 associated with the O'Donnell clan; the standing building was rebuilt in 1861 after earlier structures were destroyed, then gutted by fire in 1939 before a full restoration reopened it as a hotel in 2007.
Nearest castle hotel · 46.04 km
Lough Eske Castle
Donegal Town, Co. Donegal · 5-star / luxury
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