| Mahee Castle Nendrum Castle | |
|---|---|
| Mahee Island, County Down, Northern Ireland | |
.JPG) Mahee Castle from the west | |
  Mahee Castle Nendrum Castle | |
| Coordinates | 54°30′03″N 5°38′55″W / 54.500951°N 5.648475°W |
| Type | Tower house |
| Height | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1570 |
| Built by | Captain Thomas Browne |
| In use | 16th–17th centuries |
Mahee Castle, also known as Nendrum Castle, is a small ruined tower house near Nendrum Monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.[1] It was built in 1570 by Captain Thomas Browne.[2][3] It was abandoned by the early 17th century, and fell into disrepair.[4] In 1923, H.C. Lawlor and the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society partly renovated the tower house to avoid further erosion and built a buttress wall to support the northwest corner of the tower.
- ^ Philip Macdonald. "Data Structure Report: Mahee Castle, Mahee Island, County Down" (PDF). Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Archaeology Strangford" (PDF). Strangfordlough.org. Retrieved 28 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ó Baoill, Ruairí. "Mahee Castle, Mahee Island". Belfast: Environment and Heritage Service. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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