Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB24/13/045

Address :
Newtownards Priory Court Square Newtownards Co. Down BT23 3NY

Townland:
Newtownards

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Religious House

Former Use
Religious House

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
Yes

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
131/16

IG Ref:
J4922 7386

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Owner Category

Central Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

Substantial ruined remains of a rubble built 13th century priory church, extended in the 14th and 15 centuries and partly rebuilt with tower added in the early 1600s. This building is now in state care. See SMR Dow 6:18.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

This former Dominican priory was founded in the mid 1200s with the building extended in the 14th and 15th centuries. The north aisle was reconstructed in the early 1600s at which time the tower was added. See SMR Dow 6:18.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

This structure, comprising the substantial ruined remains of a 13th century priory church, extended in the 14th and 15th centuries with north aisle rebuilt and tower added in the early 1600s, is a Scheduled Monument in State Care and therefore afforded the highest level of statutory protection.

General Comments

Date of Survey

09 September 1998