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.Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: 19th-century folly in Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Helen’s Tower Clandeboye Estate Bangor Co Down Bt19 1rn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clandeboye Park and Bangor Abbey.
Clandeboye Park
Stadium
Clandeboye Park is a football stadium in Bangor, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of NIFL Premiership side Bangor FC and is intended to be the temporary home of fellow NIFL Championship side and local rivals Ards FC. Clandeboye Park is situated 2 miles north of Helen’s Tower.
Bangor Abbey
Church
Photo: Andrew Muir, CC BY 2.0.
Bangor Abbey was established by Saint Comgall in 558 in Bangor, County Down, Ireland and was famous for its learning and austere rule. It is not to be confused with the slightly older abbey in Wales on the site of Bangor Cathedral. Bangor Abbey is situated 2½ miles north of Helen’s Tower.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilcooley estate and Newtownards.
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 2 miles north of Helen’s Tower.
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".
Bangor
Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bangor is a town on the south shore of Belfast Lough, in County Down. It was a holiday resort from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century but is now chiefly a commuter town for Belfast. In 2021 it had a population of 64,000.
Helen’s Tower
- Categories: folly tower, building, historic site, and monument
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.62277° or 54° 37′ 22″ northLongitude
-5.69468° or 5° 41′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C6PJ8F4+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 938390749OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q5701755
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