Clough Castle
Clough Castle in October 2009
Location	Clough, County Down, Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°17′32″N 5°50′12″W / 54.29222°N 5.83667°W / 54.29222; -5.83667
Built	11th century
Rebuilt	15th century
Architect	John de Courcy
Location of Clough Castle in Northern Ireland

Clough Castle is an 11th century Anglo-Norman motte-and-bailey castle located in Clough, County Down, Northern Ireland. It consists of a ruined tower house situated on a 7.6 metres (25 ft) high motte. A small crescent-shaped bailey lies next to the south-east of the motte, separated by a 2.1 metres (6 ft 11 in) deep ditch.^[1][2]

History

Clough Castle was constructed during the 12th century by John de Courcy. The castle may have been abandoned during the early 14th century before it was rebuilt as a tower house in the 15th century.^[1]

Excavations took place during the 1950s, which revealed a wooden palisade that had originally surrounded the summit of the motte.^[3]