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Killyleigh Castle

Nearest town: Strangford/Downpatrick

Site type: estate

Access: Private

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Co. Down

Country: Ireland

Grid ref: not known

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: No data

Recorded by: Tim Hills

Protection & responsibility: Owner

Yews recorded at this site: Notable

Notes: This is the oldest inhabited castle in Ireland, built in the late 12th century, with rebuilds in the 17th and 19th centuries.