The impressive gable of Newtonstewart castle is located at the other end of the main street. This was constructed between 1618 and 1622 as part of the construction of the town following the Ulster Plantation. The building was burned in the 1641 rebellion and dismantled on the orders of King James in 1689 on his retreat from the Siege of Derry. Reminiscent of Galgorm Castle (which has Dutch Gables) and with a chimney very reminiscent of the house attached to Rathmullan Abbey, it was a large house typical of the period with Tudor hood mouldings over windows and clearly a roof of three parts (triple pile) spanning the whole.
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