Low Rock Castle
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| Low Rock Castle | |
| County Londonderry | |
|---|---|
 Low Rock Castle before demolition | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | C81313755 |
| Location: | 55°10’43"N, 6°43’27"W |
| History | |
| Information | |
Low Rock Castle was a listed building in Portstewart in County Londonderry. It was completely demolished in 2001.
History
The house, which was originally battlemented, was completed around 1820.[1] In 1835 it became the birthplace of Field Marshal Sir George White VC, who commanded the garrison at the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.[2] The house was completely demolished in 2001.[3]
References
- ↑ Portstewart, p. 461
- ↑ Durand, p. 9
- ↑ "Low Rock Castle". http://lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/low-rock-castle.html. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- Durand, Henry Mortimer (1915). The life of Field-Marshal Sir George White, V.C.. Edinburgh, London: W. Blackwood. ISBN 978-1177733694. https://archive.org/stream/lifeoffieldmarsh01durauoft#page/n7/mode/2up.
- Portstewart. https://books.google.com/books?id=t5pbmZV1tkoC&pg=PA461&lpg=PA461&dq=%22low+rock+castle%22+portstewart&source=bl&ots=eDMs5F1LA3&sig=41BHx48pq9ghj2Gcp2rlze-jB_M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pFEbUvCyK-qh0QXjtYDgDQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22low%20rock%20castle%22%20portstewart&f=false.