Margaret's Castle

Margaret's Castle in November 2010

Margaret's Castle is a castle in Ardglass in County Down, Northern Ireland . It is a small residential tower that was probably built in the 15th century. Only two stories remain today, but there is evidence that the building was at least three stories high. The ground floor has a rectangular floor plan and a vaulted ceiling. Tourelles jump out from the northwest wall . The entrance between the two tourelles was provided with a meurtrière . A spiral staircase is built into the western Tourelle.

Margaret's Castle is a Scheduled Monument in the townland of Ardglass in the District of Newry, Morne and Down .

There were at least six castles in Ardglass, and remains of four are still preserved today: Ardglass Castle , Cowd Castle , Jordan's Castle and Margaret's Castle.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Margaret's Castle . In: Environment and Heritage Service NI - Scheduled Historic Monuments . Archived from the original on November 5, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 4, 2007. 

Web links

Commons : Margaret's Castle  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Coordinates: 54 ° 15 ′ 31 ″  N , 5 ° 36 ′ 24.1 ″  W.