Dungiven Castle, Main Street, Dungiven, Co Londonderry, BT47 4LF

Two storey 11 structural bay linear castle with Irish battlements, central towers and flankers. Located in a commanding position overlooking the River Roe but with a reduced impact on Dungiven Main Street where it is partly obscured by a cattlemarket shed and public house. The building is presently being restored. The North façade towards Main Street is flanked by the remains of a bawn wall (HB02/06/003B) which may have originally enclosed an approximately square courtyard between the castle and the street. The façade has a centrally placed circular tower with a long linear window at ground level a twelve pane fixed window with fine astragals has been installed. A window of similar width directly above, but of more standard height (1200mm approx) is a twelve pane sash. The building is clad in regular sandstone ashlar work and is symmetrical about the tower. The entrance is to the side of the tower through a single leaf door. Five bays to each side each have a window at ground and first floor equally spaced. The central bay of each group of five has a door opening at first floor where an escape stair is planned. On the roof a five pot rendered chimney sits on the ridge near this point and another is located at the gable. The west gable has no windows and has recently been rebuilt from eaves level in sandstone ashlar matching the original. A two storey battlemented flanker sits out to the south west. To the north there is a small section of bawn wall (HB02-06-003B). The main formal elevation of the building is to the south where gardens have been partly reinstated and compliment the symmetry of the arrangement. The flankers at each end have narrow single pane wide windows with hood mouldings. There are three windows one facing south, one south east and one south west. Five bays of windows separates the flankers from the central tower. The ground floor windows are twelve pane sashes (recent) with hood mouldings. A string course unites the cills of the small first floor windows. These have nine panes and also have a hood moulding. A cornice moulding runs along the base of the battlemented parapet. Some of the mouldings are damaged and while some portions have been replaced in the current renovation others have been left. The central octagonal tower projects as far from the façade as the flankers. A gothic arched entrance door with fanlight (yet to be installed) has two side lights and is topped by a hood moulding. A narrow gothic window above follows the same arrangement. Sash windows in the walls to each side have yet to be installed. Heavy machicolations replace the cornice at the base of the battlements.