Quoile Castle

Quoile Castle is a castle situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, just off the main road from Downpatrick to Strangford, on the east bank of the River Quoile. The castle was built during the 16th-century and was continuously used up to the 1700s.[2] Quoile Castle tower house is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Quoile, in Down District Council area, at grid ref: J4963 4701.[3]

Quoile Castle
Near Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland
TypeTower house
Site history
BuiltLate 16th century[1]
MaterialsSplit-stone rubble with sandstone dressing[1]

Finds

In 1986, seven silver sixpence pieces dating from the time of Elizabeth I were found at the castle.[4]

Partially reconstructed West wall of Quoile Castle, Downpatrick
  • Quoile Castle, October 2009
  • Information board, Quoile Castle, October 2009
  • Quoile Castle, October 2009

See also

References
  1. Logue, Ruth (2004). Monitoring Report: Quoile Castle, County Down (PDF) (Report). Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork, Queen's University Belfast. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. p. 107.
  3. "Quoile Castle" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service NI – State Care Historic Monuments. p. DOWN 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  4. Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1988). Pieces of the Past. Belfast: HMSO. p. 97.

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