| Castle Ward | |
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 Castle Ward Classical (south-west) Facade, September 2014 | |
| Coordinates | 54°22′23″N 5°34′44″W / 54.373°N 5.579°W |
| Built | early 1760s |
| Built for | The 1st Viscount Bangor |
| Architect | not known, possibly James Bridges of Bristol |
| Owner | National Trust |
  Location of Castle Ward in Northern Ireland | |
Castle Ward is an 18th-century[1] National Trust property located near the village of Strangford, in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of the same name. It overlooks Strangford Lough and is 7 miles from Downpatrick and 1.5 miles from Strangford.
Castle Ward is open to the public and includes 332 hectares (820 acres) of landscaped gardens,[1] a fortified tower house, Victorian laundry, theatre, restaurant, shop, saw mill and a working corn mill. It has a shore on Strangford Lough. From 1985 to 2010 it has also hosted Castleward Opera, an annual summer opera festival.
- ^ a b "National Trust - Castle Ward". web page. National Trust. Retrieved 21 October 2012.