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Donaghadee is a small town, lying on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula in County Down. It is within the townlands of Town Parks Of Donaghadee and Ballyvester, in the civil parish of Donaghadee. The town was established by Sir Hugh Montgomery during the Plantation. A harbour was built in 1626 to facilitate mail and ferry services with Portpatrick in Wigtownshire. The Delacherois family became prominent landowners, overseeing construction of the current harbour and lighhouse in the 1820s, designed by John Rennie Senior and his son Sir John Rennie. Donaghgee Railway Station opened in 1861 and the town developed further as a seaside resort. An Anglo-Norman motte, topped by a Victorian folly, on the site of a Gaelic ringfort, overlooks the town. The former town hall (24 High Street) is an impressive Georgian building of around 1770-80 (HB24/07/004). Rosebank is a two-storey house dating from the late 17th-century (HB24/07/026). The town is within the council area of Ards and North Down.
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.642338,-5.535362
Grid Reference: J 5916 7992
Townland: Town Parks Of Donaghadee (Main Portion) TD
Civil Parish: Donaghadee CP
Council Area: Ards and North Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 321862
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Donaghadee,_Down_321862
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Place Type: Town
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.642338,-5.535362
Grid Reference: J 5916 7992
Townland: Town Parks Of Donaghadee (Main Portion) TD
Civil Parish: Donaghadee CP
Council Area: Ards and North Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 321862
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Donaghadee,_Down_321862
Peruse Down on Wikishire