Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
November 14, 1821
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 117
Notes:
On the northern bank of the River Crana as it enters Lough Swilly sits the three-story O'Doherty's Keep, which is the only surviving part of an original 14th-century Norman castle. The keep was burned by Crown forces in 1608 in reprisal for the rebellion of Sir Cahir O'Doherty (1587-1608), who had sacked and razed the city of Derry. In 1718, Buncrana Castle was built using stone taken from the bawn, or defensive wall, surrounding O'Doherty's Keep.
