1193 – Grey Abbey, Greyabbey, Co. Down
Grey Abbey was founded in 1193, by John de Courcy’s wife, Affreca as a daughter house of Holmcultram Abbey in Cumbria.
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1622 – Kirkiston Castle, Co. Down
Constructed in 1622 by Roland Savage, on the site of a ninth-century round tower. It was occupied until 1731, the castle is in the late medieval tower-house tradition.
1650 – Hillsborough Fort, Hillsborough, Co. Down
Artillery fort built in 1650 by Colonel Arthur Hill – the Hill family built the village of Hillsborough starting with the fort.
1666 – Old Market Cross, Newtownards, Co. Down
The originalMarket Cross was built in 1636 but was destroyed by Commonwealth troops in 1653. The original building was less than 11 feet tall and octagonal in shape with a low door and staircase leading to the roof.
1667 – Waringstown House, Waringstown, Co. Down
One of the oldest unfortified mansion houses in Ireland, it was built by William Waring, who founded the village, and still remains the home of the his descendants.
1730 – Tollymore Park, Bryansford, Co. Down
Architect: Thomas Wright / Charles Lanyon / James Rawson Carroll
Much extended country house, around four sides of a courtyard,
1736 – Gill Hall, Dromore, Co. Down
Architect: Richard Cassels
The Gill Hall estate was named after a Captain Magill an officer in Cromwell’s Army, prior to the 1641 rebellion he is said to have obtained half the townland of Ballynagarrick from Art Og Magennis for the sum of £150,
1740 – Mount Panther, Clough, Co. Down
Originally built about 1740, the central block has a Diocletian window in the top floor, a Palladian window on the first floor,
1771 – Market House, Newtownards, Co. Down
Architect: Ferdinando Stratford
The Market House was commissioned by Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry to be the centre of the market town.
1781 – Former Bishop’s Palace, Dromore, Co. Down
Described as “a fine, three-storey, late 18th century block, built in 1781 by the Rt Rev and Hon William Beresford, Lord Bishop of Dromore,
