Ardglass Castle

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Ardglass Castle is situated in Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland. 15th century Ardglass Castle was probably a row of warehouses. The western half of the building was incorporated into a house built by Lord Charles Fitzgerald in 1790. Large sections of the original building can still be seen within the modern club house of Ardglass Golf Club.

The castle is of interest as having been the home of William Ogilvie (Ardglass), tutor of Lord Edward Fitzgerald and second husband of his mother, the Duchess of Leinster. Ogilvie is said to have built the town's mole.

Ardglass had at least six castles and remains of four of them can still be seen: Ardglass Castle, Cowd Castle, Margaret's Castle and Jordan's Castle.