What is recorded here

Cowd or Choud Castle stands in Ardglass as a late-medieval tower-house, its name preserved in official records rather than lost to memory. The stone structure waited through centuries of weather and war, serving whichever family needed a defensible roof against the northern coast. Its scheduled protection acknowledges that the build still matters, even when the rooms no longer echo with human voices.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as TOWER-HOUSE: COWD OR CHOUD CASTLE. Recorded period: LATE-MED. Recorded protection: State Care and Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Built in the late medieval period, likely by a local Gaelic lord or Anglo-Norman settler in the Ardglass area. It is remembered as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, reflecting its historical and archaeological significance in the region.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.