Castlecaulfield is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies about three kilometres west of Dungannon and is part of the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area. The village is mostly within the townland of Drumreany, although part of it extends into Lismonaghan. Castlecaulfield is sometimes called "Caufle" or "Cawfield" by locals. In 2011 the village came joint third in Ulster in Bloom.
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The village came in to being during the Plantation of Ulster in an area formerly known as Ballydonnelly. Formerly part of the O'Neill clan's territory, it was "undertaken" by Scottish settlers. The Castle to which the name refers was in the main square and was built to protect the local population from Irish attacks. It was built by Toby Caulfeild, Viscount Charlemont. George Walker is buried in the anglican parish church. Walker was the governor in the city of Derry during the 1689 Siege of Derry.