Mahee Castle

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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. It was built in 1570 by Captain Thomas Browne. It was abandoned by the early 17th century, and fell into disrepair. 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. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1570 (454 years ago)Coordinates: 54°30'3"N, 5°38'55"W

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Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom

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Mahee Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Stewart, Nendrum Monastic Site, Scrabo Tower, Sketrick Castle.

4.1 miNE
1800s mansion with elaborate gardens
Mount Stewart, Newtownards
104 min walk • Mount Stewart is a 19th-century house and garden in County Down, Northern Ireland, owned by the National Trust. Situated on the east shore of Strangford Lough, a few miles outside the town of Newtownards and near Greyabbey, it was the Irish seat of the Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry.
~1000 ftS
Ruins, History museum, View point
Nendrum Monastic Site, Comber
5 min walk • Nendrum Monastery was a Christian monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. Medieval records say it was founded in the 5th century, but this is uncertain.
6.1 miNW
Landmark tower and memorial
Scrabo Tower, Newtownards
156 min walk • Scrabo Tower is a 135 feet high 19th-century lookout tower or folly that stands on Scrabo Hill near Newtownards in County Down, Northern Ireland. It provides wide views and is a landmark that can be seen from afar.
0.9 miS
Forts and castles
Sketrick Castle
23 min walk • Sketrick Castle is a castle situated on Sketrick Island near Whiterock, County Down, Northern Ireland. The castle is estimated to date back to the 12th century.
4.3 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Historic walking areas, Monastery
Grey Abbey, Portaferry
111 min walk • Grey Abbey is a ruined Cistercian priory in the village of Greyabbey, County Down, Northern Ireland, currently maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
~450 ftSE
Archaeological site
Nendrum Monastery mill
3 min walk • The Nendrum Monastery mill was a tide mill on an Mahee Island in Strangford Lough now in Northern Ireland. It is the earliest excavated tide mill, dating from 787 AD.
2.9 miSE
Marine reserve, Nature, Natural attraction
Strangford Lough
74 min walk • Strangford Lough is a large sea loch or inlet in County Down, in the east of Northern Ireland. It is the largest inlet in Ireland and the British Isles, covering 150 km².
4.2 miNE
Village
Greyabbey
108 min walk • Greyabbey or Grey Abbey is a small village, townland and civil parish located on the eastern shores of Strangford Lough, on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 7 miles south of Newtownards.
5.4 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
The Green, Comber
138 min walk • The Green is a cricket ground in Comber, Northern Ireland and the home of North Down Cricket Club. The ground was established in 1857 and had capacity of 2000 in early days. The two ends are Pavilion End and Mount Alexander End.