1618 – Monea Castle, Co. Fermanagh
Monea Castle is situated where a Maguire castle would have been based prior to the Plantation and a crannog is still visible alongside.
1619 – Castle Caldwell, Co. Fermanagh
Castle Caldwell was built between 1612 and 1619, during the time of the Plantation of Ulster, by the Blennerhassetts, in classic Planter style;
1620s – Charlemont Fort, Co. Armagh
Charlemont Fort was a garrison built in Charlemont in 1602 by Lord Mountjoy. It was destroyed in 1920 by fire and the only building remaining today is the gatehouse.
1622 – Exchange or Market House, Derry
Originally erected by the London Corporation at a cost of over 500 pounds after a decision taken in 1616 that “a market house and a town house should be erected in Derry,
1622 – Kirkiston Castle, Co. Down
Constructed in 1622 by Roland Savage, on the site of a ninth-century round tower. It was occupied until 1731, the castle is in the late medieval tower-house tradition.
1630s – Bishop’s Castle, Raphoe, Co. Donegal
Built in the 1630s for The Rt. Rev. Dr John Leslie, Church of Ireland Lord Bishop of Raphoe. Bishop Leslie was besieged within the castle during the Irish Rebellion of 1641,
1650 – Hillsborough Fort, Hillsborough, Co. Down
Artillery fort built in 1650 by Colonel Arthur Hill – the Hill family built the village of Hillsborough starting with the fort.
1665 – Market House, High Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Belfast’s first market house of 1665 was located at the corner of High Street next to Cornmarket. According to an 1823 published history of Belfast,
1666 – Old Market Cross, Newtownards, Co. Down
The originalMarket Cross was built in 1636 but was destroyed by Commonwealth troops in 1653. The original building was less than 11 feet tall and octagonal in shape with a low door and staircase leading to the roof.
1667 – Waringstown House, Waringstown, Co. Down
One of the oldest unfortified mansion houses in Ireland, it was built by William Waring, who founded the village, and still remains the home of the his descendants.
