Quoile Castle
Quoile Castle is a castle situated 1.5 miles from Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, just off the main road from Downpatrick to Strangford, on the east bank of the River Quoile.Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in the UK
- Address: Quay Road, Downpatrick
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inch Abbey and Down Cathedral.
Inch Abbey
Archaeological site
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Inch Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery on the outskirts of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was founded by John de Courcy in the 12th-century. It was dissolved in 1541. Inch Abbey is situated 1½ miles southwest of Quoile Castle.
Down Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Down Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. Down Cathedral is situated 2 miles southwest of Quoile Castle.
Down County Museum
Museum
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Down County Museum is situated 1½ miles southwest of Quoile Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saul and Downpatrick.
Saul
Hamlet
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Saul is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, within the civil parish of Saul and Ballee. The village lies to the east of Downpatrick and has strong links with Saint Patrick.
Downpatrick
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Downpatrick is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, now governed as part of Newry, Mourne and Down District. It's best known as the place where St Patrick supposedly returned to Ireland, and his burial place, and the area is dotted with prehistoric and early Christian sites.
Struell Wells
Locality
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Struell Wells are a set of four holy wells in the townland of Struell, 1.5 miles east of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The wells date from before the time of Saint Patrick, and even today are used for people seeking cures. Struell Wells is situated 2 miles southeast of Quoile Castle.
Quoile Castle
- Categories: castle, tower, and building
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.34986° or 54° 20′ 60″ northLongitude
-5.69946° or 5° 41′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C6P88X2+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 982046926OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q7272838
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Quoile Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Quoile Castle”
- Turkish: “Quoile Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Квойл”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Quoile Countryside Centre and Old Ship.
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