What is recorded here
Kirkistown Castle stands as a post-medieval tower house and bawn in County Down, preserved under State Care. Its stones mark a era when local power required visible defence, shaping the landscape around a fortified centre. The structure still belongs to the region, carrying the weight of that earlier purpose into the present.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as TOWER-HOUSE AND BAWN: KIRKISTOWN CASTLE. Recorded period: POST-MED. Recorded protection: State Care. 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
Kirkistown CastleCastle · 2 yd
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AP CropmarkAP Cropmark, Possible oval shaped enclosure · 1.3 mi
FORTIFIED HOUSE & BAWN: THE WHITE HOUSE in BallyspurgeFORTIFIED HOUSE & BAWN: THE WHITE HOUSE · 1.8 mi
CHURCH (in ruins) in CastleboyCHURCH (in ruins) · 1.9 mi
TOWER-HOUSE: CASTLEBOY in CastleboyTOWER-HOUSE: CASTLEBOY · 1.9 mi
The Echlinville DistilleryHeritage attraction · 2.5 mi
Windmill HillMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Pherson's IslandIsland · 3.1 mi
CHURCH & GRAVEYARD & COFFIN LIDS (2): ARDKEEN CHURCH in ArdkeenCHURCH & GRAVEYARD & COFFIN LIDS (2): ARDKEEN CHURCH · 3.2 mi
Burr PointHeadland · 3.3 mi
Horse IslandIsland · 3.4 mi