Castle Ward

Castle Ward
Castle Ward Classical (south-west) Facade, September 2014
Coordinates54°22′23″N 5°34′44″W / 54.373°N 5.579°W / 54.373; -5.579
Builtearly 1760s
Built forThe 1st Viscount Bangor
Architectnot known, possibly James Bridges of Bristol
OwnerNational Trust
Castle Ward is located in Northern Ireland
Castle Ward
Location of Castle Ward in Northern Ireland

Castle Ward is an 18th-century[1] National Trust property located near the village of Strangford, in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of the same name. It overlooks Strangford Lough and is 7 miles from Downpatrick and 1.5 miles from Strangford.

Castle Ward is open to the public and includes 332 hectares (820 acres) of landscaped gardens,[1] a fortified tower house, Victorian laundry, theatre, restaurant, shop, saw mill and a working corn mill. It has a shore on Strangford Lough. From 1985 to 2010 it has also hosted Castleward Opera, an annual summer opera festival.

  1. ^ a b "National Trust - Castle Ward". web page. National Trust. Retrieved 21 October 2012.

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