Harry Avery’s Castle

Harry Avery’s Castle dominates the valley of the River Derg and overlooks Newtownstewart in County Tyrone. It is named after Henry Aimbreidh O’Neill who was a 14th-century local chieftain who died in 1392. The structure is considered unusual because Gaelic chieftains of the time rarely built stone castles and this one also copied many elements from Norman design. The two towers look like gateho...