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Newtownards Priory was a medieval Dominican priory founded by the Savage family around 1244 in the village of Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. Only the lower parts of the nave and two blocked doors in the south wall leading to a demolished cloister, survive from the period of the priory's foundation.
Newtownards (/ ˌ n juː t ən ˈ ɑːr d z /; Irish: Baile Nua na hArda) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough , 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast , on the Ards Peninsula .
Newtownards Priory was a medieval Dominican priory founded by the Savage family around 1244 in the village of Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. Only the lower parts of the nave and two blocked doors in the south wall leading to a demolished cloister, survive from the period of the priory's foundation.
About Newtownards Priory. These are the only substantial remains in Northern Ireland of a Dominican (Black) Friary, founded in the mid 13th century. The lower parts of the nave are of the 13th...
30 de mai. de 2019 · Looking west along Court Street in Newtownards. The square tower is on the south side of the street. This was a medieval Dominican Priory built by Robert Savage and his family in 1244. It was a chancel and nave church with a cloister to the south, but the cloister is now gone. It was built about 1.3 km southwest from Movilla Abbey.
Details. Founded: 1244. Category: Religious sites in United Kingdom. More Information. en.wikipedia.org. 4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews) Newtownards Priory was a medieval Dominican priory founded by the Savage family around 1244. Only the lower parts of the nave and two blocked doors in t ...
About. At the south east edge of Newtownards these substantial remains of a Dominican (Black) Friary founded in 1244 may be viewed. They are the only ones of their type in Northern Ireland. Built by the Savage family the buildings were destroyed by Sir Brian O'Neill to prevent English soldiers using them.
