Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Dromore Castle
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- No type recorded
- Address
- Dromore Castle, Castle Street, Dromore, BANBRIDGE, Co. Down, BT25
- Council
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.41354, -6.15096
- Date of survey
- 15 May 2012
- HB reference
- HB17/15/045 A
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
The ruins of a medieval tower house located in Dromore village. SMR designation. (DOW21:51)
Historical information
N/A
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
The ruins of a medieval tower house located in Dromore village. SMR designation. (DOW21:51). This is a more appropriate level of protection.
General comments
Partial Survey Only.
Nearby in the register
- Banbridge Road Presbyterian ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- Dromore Presbyterian Church HallNo type recordedunder 1 mi
- Regent BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- 17 Bridge StreetNo type recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.