Co. Derry, which they now renamed Londonderry. Two hundred workmen were sent to build the new towns of Coleraine and Londonderry.
1. Is this a primary or a secondary source?
2. Compare this map to a current map of Co. Derry and Northern Ireland. What is the name of The Maine Sea today? How accurate is the map?
3. VINTNERS is the name of one of the London companies asked to take over Co Londonderry. Name three more of the London companies marked on the map.
4. How many forts and castles are shown on the map? Why do you think there were so many forts and castles?
5. How useful is this map for studying the plantation of Co Londonderry?
6. How does it help with explaining how the Ulster Plantation influenced identity?
Thomas Raven’s map of the county of Londonderry, 1622, showing how the land in the Plantation of Co. Londonderry was divided
Gridiron street pattern
Central square or
diamond
Derry/Londonderry was the last walled town to be built in western Europe. The walls were completed between 1613 and 1618 at a cost of £10,757 (€12,250).
Walls of Derry River Foyle
The planned town of Londonderry: note the street pattern, central square and walls
