Margaret's Castle
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| Margaret's Castle | |
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County Down | |
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.JPG) Margaret's Castle | |
| Type: | Tower house |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | J56033703 |
| Location: | 54°15’31"N, 5°36’24"W |
| Village: | Ardglass |
| History | |
| Information | |
Margaret's Castle is a castle in Ardglass, County Down.
This is a small tower house probably built in the 15th century. Only two storeys still exist but there is evidence that it was at least three storeys high. It is vaulted above the ground floor with a rectangular tower with projecting turrets in the north-west wall. The doorway between the turrets was protected by a murder-hole. A spiral stairway rises within the west turret.
The castle is now a Scheduled Historic Monument.[1]
Ardglass had at least six castles and remains of four of them can still be seen: Ardglass Castle, Cowd Castle, Margaret's Castle and Jordan's Castle.
See also
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References
- ↑ Scheduled Historic Monuments, 1 April 2019: Historic Environment Division, DoCNI
