Low Rock Castle Explained

Low Rock Castle was a listed building in Portstewart in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

History

The house, which was originally battlemented, was completed around 1820.^[1] In 1835 it became the birthplace of Field Marshal Sir George White VC, who commanded the garrison at the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.^[2]

It was demolished without permission in 2001 during the construction of a block of apartments that now occupy the site.^[3]

Sources

• Book: Durand, Henry Mortimer. The life of Field-Marshal Sir George White, V.C. . W. Blackwood. Edinburgh, London. 1915. 978-1177733694.
• Book: Hughes, L. Sophia: Regent of Russia, 1657-1704. Yale University Press. 1990. 978-0300047905.

55.1786°N -6.7243°W

Notes and References

1. Hughes, p. 461
2. Durand, p. 9
3. Web site: HB03/08/005 . Buildings Database . Department for Communities (NI) . 13 June 2023.