Ardtole Explained

Official Name:Ardtole
Irish Name:Ard Tuathail
Static Image:Ardtole Church, Ardglass, September 2010 (05).JPG
Static Image Caption:Ardtole Church in 2010
Country:Northern Ireland
Postcode Area:BT
Postcode District:BT30
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Ardtole is a townland of 431 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland, near Ardglass.[1] It is situated in the civil parish of Ardglass and the historic barony of Lecale Lower.[2] The southern part of Ardtole townland is known as English Ardtole and the northern part is known as Irish Ardtole.[1]

The townland contains the remains of Ardtole Church, a 15th-century ruined church dedicated to St Nicholas (grid ref: J564382).[3] Close by is a holy well, known as St Patrick's Well.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ardtole. Place Names NI. 18 April 2015. 18 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418035825/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=12841. dead.
  2. Web site: Ardtole. Ire Atlas Townlands Database. 18 April 2015.
  3. Book: Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. 1983 . Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland . HMSO . Belfast . 96–97.
  4. Web site: Saint Patrick's Well, Ardtole. Holy Wells. 18 April 2015.