What is recorded here
Castle Espie rises in County Down as a bawn, its uncertain age preserving the mystery of the people who built it. The stone boundary still stands where human hands shaped the land, though time has swallowed the names of its makers.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as BAWN: CASTLE ESPIE. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Castle Espie Wetland CentreNature reserve · 871 yd
Brickworks; cf IHR 2781 in Castle EspieBrickworks; cf IHR 2781 · 1025 yd
ENCLOSURE in BallyglighornENCLOSURE · 1161 yd
STONE PIER in Castle EspieSTONE PIER · 1254 yd
Rough IslandIslet · 1.2 mi
Post-Medieval church & graveyard in TullynakillPost-Medieval church & graveyard · 2.0 mi
Second Comber Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 2.0 mi
FORTIFICATION (site of): MOUNT ALEXANDER CASTLE in Mount AlexanderFORTIFICATION (site of): MOUNT ALEXANDER CASTLE · 2.4 mi
Wood IslandIslet · 2.5 mi
Ringneill QuayBay · 2.6 mi
Island Reagh, Strangford LoughWalking route · 3.0 mi
Mahee CastleCastle · 3.1 miOther information
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