Strangford

Strangford
Irish: *Baile Loch Cuan^[1]*
Scots: *Strangfurd^[2]*
Strangford Irish: Baile Loch Cuan; Scots: Strangfurd;
	Location within County Down
Population	474 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference	H8396
District	Newry, Mourne and Down;
County	County Down;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DOWNPATRICK
Postcode district	BT30
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	South Down;
NI Assembly	South Down;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°22′14″N 5°33′20″W / 54.37065°N 5.55547°W

Strangford (from Old Norse Strangr fjörðr, meaning "strong sea-inlet")^[3]^[4] is a small village at the mouth of Strangford Lough, on the Lecale peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 475 at the 2001 Census.

On the other side of the lough is Portaferry on the Ards Peninsula, and there is a ferry service between the two villages.^[5] The village has a small harbour, which is overlooked by rows of 19th-century cottages and a fine Georgian terrace.

Places of interest

Strangford Castle, near the harbour in Strangford, is a 16th-century tower house with a drop hole at roof level to defend the door.
Castle Ward consists of a 16th-century tower house and an 18th-century mansion built in two distinct architectural styles, Classical and Gothic, overlooking Strangford Lough. The property is owned by the National Trust. Castle Ward is one-and-one-half miles from Strangford.
Audley's Castle is a 15th-century castle one mile northeast of Strangford, overlooking Strangford Lough.^[6]
Audleystown Court Tomb is a Neolithic dual court tomb almost two miles northwest of Strangford.^[7]

^ "Baile Loch Cuan/Strangford". Logainm.ie.
^ Jordan's Castle – Department of the Environment
^ "Strangford, County Down". Place Names NI. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ McKay, P (1999). A Dictionary of Ulster Placenames.
^ "About the Ferry". Northern Ireland Roads Department. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 97–98.
^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. p. 88.