Ardtole

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

List of places: UK; Northern Ireland; Down

Ardtole (from Irish Ard Tuathail, meaning 'Tuathal’s height') 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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ardtole". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^ "Ardtole". Ire Atlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 96–97.
^ "Saint Patrick's Well, Ardtole". Holy Wells. Retrieved 18 April 2015.