- Building type: Tower House
- Date of construction: Late Medieval
- Architect: Not Assigned
- Listing: MON
- HB/SMR Ref: ANT047:025
- 2nd Survey by EHS: No
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Castle Chichester, Whitehead
County Antrim
Roofless remains of a tower House 8.2 x 8.1m, approximately 11m high. Built with basalt boulders. Narrow windows on upper floors. Some window surrounds added by the owner in 1991 and corners repaired
| Stone Type Category: | Basalt |
| Primary Stone Type: | Basalt |
| Secondary Stone Type: | Cultra Limestone |
| Other Stone Type: | Antrim Chalk |
| Replacement Stone Type: | Giffnock Sandstone |
| Stonework Construction: | Rubble |
| Stonework Condition: | Basalt field stones in generally good condition with some surface greening of the structure but no significant evidence of deterioration. |
| Condition Assessment (QUB): | 1 |
