Ardtole Church

Ardtole Church, September 2010

Ardtole Church (Ulster Scots: Ardtole Kirk)^[1] is a 15th-century ruined church standing on a hilltop overlooking the Irish Sea and the Isle of Man, 0.75 miles (1.2 km) north-east of the town of Ardglass in County Down, Northern Ireland, at grid ref: J564382.^[2]

Features[]

It was formerly the Parish Church of Ardglass and is dedicated to St Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors.^[3]^[4]^[2]^[5]

Abandonment[]

References[]

^ Jordan's Castle – Department of the Environment
^ ^a ^b Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 96–97. ISBN 9780337081804.
^ Donnelly, JP; Donnelly, MM (1980). Downpatrick and Lecale. A Short Historical Guide. p. 54.
^ O'Neill, Brendan (2002). Irish Cathedrals, Churches and Abbeys. London: Caxton Editions. p. 63. ISBN 9781840674163.
^ Harbinson, P (1992). Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 105. ISBN 9780717119561.

Coordinates: 54°16′06″N 5°35′49″W / 54.26833°N 5.59694°W / 54.26833; -5.59694

[1] Jordan's Castle – Department of the Environment

[DOE-2] Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 96–97. ISBN 9780337081804.

[3] Donnelly, JP; Donnelly, MM (1980). Downpatrick and Lecale. A Short Historical Guide. p. 54.

[4] O'Neill, Brendan (2002). Irish Cathedrals, Churches and Abbeys. London: Caxton Editions. p. 63. ISBN 9781840674163.

[5] Harbinson, P (1992). Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 105. ISBN 9780717119561.

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