Audley's Castle
Audley's Castle is a well-preserved fifteenth-century tower house on the shore of Strangford Lough in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the care of the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities. The castle stands on a promontory above the lough and offers dramatic views across the water toward the Ards Peninsula, with the tidal mudflats and wooded shores of Strangford Lough visible in every direction. Strangford Lough is one of the most important marine nature reserves in Ireland, and the castle's lochside position reflects the medieval importance of this tidal inlet as a highway for movement around the southwest and south Ulster coastlines. The tower house is freely accessible and provides an atmospheric addition to any exploration of the Strangford Lough landscape.