Helen’s Tower
Helen's Tower is a 19th-century folly and lookout tower in Conlig, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was built by 5th Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye and named for his mother, Helen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: 19th-century folly in Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Helen’s Tower Clandeboye Estate Bangor Co Down Bt19 1rn” and “Helens Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Movilla Abbey and Regent House School.
Movilla Abbey
Church
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Movilla Abbey in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, is believed to have been one of Ulster's and Ireland's most important monasteries. Movilla should not be confused with Moville in County Donegal. Movilla Abbey is situated 2 miles southeast of Helen’s Tower.
Regent House School
School
Regent House School is a co-educational, controlled grammar school in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school comprises two parts: the grammar school and the preparatory department. Regent House School is situated 2 miles south of Helen’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtownards and Kilcooley estate.
Newtownards
Photo: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtownards is a town at the head of Strangford Lough, historically in County Down, with a population in 2021 of 29,600. The counties of Northern Ireland are no longer units of governance so since 2015 the town has been part of Ards and North Down "super-district".
Kilcooley estate
Suburb
Kilcooley estate is a housing estate owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive on the outskirts of Bangor, Northern Ireland. The residents of the area are predominantly Protestant, and the area has strong links with loyalism. Kilcooley estate is situated 2½ miles north of Helen’s Tower.
Ballybeen
Suburb
Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballybeen, also known as Ballybeen Housing Estate, is the second-biggest housing estate in Northern Ireland. It is in the village of Dundonald, on the outskirts of east Belfast. Ballybeen is situated 3½ miles southwest of Helen’s Tower.
Helen’s Tower
- Category: folly tower
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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