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St Malachy's Parish Church, Down

St Malachy's Parish Church (C of I) is a late 18th-century church, located on an elevated site on the east side of Main Street in Royal Hillsborough, County Down. It is within the townland of Hillsborough, in the civil parish of Hillsborough. It is a free-standing cruciform-plan rubble and sandstone ‘Gothick’ church, dated 1774, built on the foundations of an earlier church, dating from 1636. The fine proportions and impressive west tower on its commanding elevated site are complemented by its impeccably intact interior. The church is within the council area of Lisburn and Castlereagh.
Historic Buildings Ref: HB19/05/001 A

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.461596,-6.081156
Grid Reference: J 2447 5870
Townland: Hillsborough TD
Civil Parish: Hillsborough CP
Council Area: Lisburn and Castlereagh CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 332579
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Malachy's_Parish_Church,_Down_332579

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