Description:Chapters: Jordan's Castle, Ardglass Castle, Ardtole Church, Ardglass Marina, Cowd Castle, Margaret's Castle, Earl of Ardglass, William Ogilvie. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 35. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ardglass (from the Irish: Ard Ghlais meaning "green high place") is a coastal village in County Down, Northern Ireland and still a relatively important fishing harbour. It is situated on the B1 Ardglass to Downpatrick road, about 11 kilometres to the south east of Downpatrick, in the Lecale peninsula on the Irish Sea. It had a population of 1,668 people in the 2001 Census. It is located within the Down District Council area. The village is a commuter centre for workers in Downpatrick and Belfast, a seaside resort and a local service centre providing housing and a variety of shops and services largely concentrated in Castle Place, Quay Street, Kildare Street and Bath Street. A Conservation area was designated in Ardglass in 1996, focused on its early 19th century street pattern. The village has eight archaeological sites within the area and another two nearby. There are a number of listed properties located on Castle Place, Kildare Street and The Crescent. St Nicholass Church, Kings Castle, Ardglass Castle, Isabella Tower, the disused railway station, the North Pier and the inner Dock are also listed. Ardglass grew from a place of little note in the 13th century to a modestly prosperous port in the 15th century. It was an important town and port in the Middle Ages, but no harbour works seem to have been constructed until after 1812. Then William Ogilvie, who had acquired the Ardglass estate, had a harbour built. Further extensions to the pier and a lighthouse were made, but in 1838 a great storm undermined the lighthouse which fell into the sea along with the end of the pi...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=44008We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ardglass: Jordan's Castle, Ardglass Castle, Ardtole Church, Ardglass Marina, Cowd Castle, Margaret's Castle, Earl of Ardglass, William Ogilvie. To get started finding Ardglass: Jordan's Castle, Ardglass Castle, Ardtole Church, Ardglass Marina, Cowd Castle, Margaret's Castle, Earl of Ardglass, William Ogilvie, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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2010
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1157466818
Ardglass: Jordan's Castle, Ardglass Castle, Ardtole Church, Ardglass Marina, Cowd Castle, Margaret's Castle, Earl of Ardglass, William Ogilvie
Description: Chapters: Jordan's Castle, Ardglass Castle, Ardtole Church, Ardglass Marina, Cowd Castle, Margaret's Castle, Earl of Ardglass, William Ogilvie. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 35. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ardglass (from the Irish: Ard Ghlais meaning "green high place") is a coastal village in County Down, Northern Ireland and still a relatively important fishing harbour. It is situated on the B1 Ardglass to Downpatrick road, about 11 kilometres to the south east of Downpatrick, in the Lecale peninsula on the Irish Sea. It had a population of 1,668 people in the 2001 Census. It is located within the Down District Council area. The village is a commuter centre for workers in Downpatrick and Belfast, a seaside resort and a local service centre providing housing and a variety of shops and services largely concentrated in Castle Place, Quay Street, Kildare Street and Bath Street. A Conservation area was designated in Ardglass in 1996, focused on its early 19th century street pattern. The village has eight archaeological sites within the area and another two nearby. There are a number of listed properties located on Castle Place, Kildare Street and The Crescent. St Nicholass Church, Kings Castle, Ardglass Castle, Isabella Tower, the disused railway station, the North Pier and the inner Dock are also listed. Ardglass grew from a place of little note in the 13th century to a modestly prosperous port in the 15th century. It was an important town and port in the Middle Ages, but no harbour works seem to have been constructed until after 1812. Then William Ogilvie, who had acquired the Ardglass estate, had a harbour built. Further extensions to the pier and a lighthouse were made, but in 1838 a great storm undermined the lighthouse which fell into the sea along with the end of the pi...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=44008We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ardglass: Jordan's Castle, Ardglass Castle, Ardtole Church, Ardglass Marina, Cowd Castle, Margaret's Castle, Earl of Ardglass, William Ogilvie. To get started finding Ardglass: Jordan's Castle, Ardglass Castle, Ardtole Church, Ardglass Marina, Cowd Castle, Margaret's Castle, Earl of Ardglass, William Ogilvie, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.