Cowd Castle

Cowd Castle in November 2010

Cowd Castle , also Choud Castle , is a castle in the fishing village of Ardglass in County Down, Northern Ireland . It is at the entrance to the Ardglass Golf Club . Margaret's Castle is across the street . Cowd Castle is a small, two-story tower from the late 15th or early 16th century. The entrance is in the west wall. A straight staircase along the outer wall led to the upper floor. Today it is blocked.

The residential tower is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Ardglass in the District of Newry, Morne and Down .

There were at least six castles in Ardglass. Remains of four can still be seen today: Ardglass Castle , Cowd Castle, Jordan's Castle and Margaret's Castle .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cowd Castle . In: Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments . Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 12, 2015. 

Web links

Commons : Cowd Castle, Ardglass  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 54 ° 15 ′ 29.5 "  N , 5 ° 36 ′ 20.5"  W.