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Carrowdore Castle Gate

Name: Carrowdore Castle Gate
Rating: 1.8

Recommended by 4 cyclists out of 5

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Location: Ballyrawer, Ards, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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1. Strangford Lough Cycle Trail loop from Scrabo — Strangford & Lecale

136km

08:23

890m

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2. Marino to Helen's Bay loop

61.3km

04:01

430m

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3. Ballycopeland Windmill – Groomsport Beach loop from Bangor West

64.1km

03:45

300m

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Alice Baddeley

September 24, 2025

Carrowdore Castle Gate is one of the original 19th-century entrance lodges to the Carrowdore Castle estate in County Down. Built in a Gothic style, it features a castellated parapet and turret-like details that echo the look of the main house. Today it stands as one of the most distinctive remnants of the castle complex, marking the historic gateway to the estate.

sm milligan

August 23, 2023

Just down the road is the old 'Carrowdore 100' motor bike circuit.

Now very popular with cyclists, the route plays host to the Carrowdore road bike race. 5.3 odd miles circuit that starts on Main Street - near the petrol station in the centre of Carrowdore.

( I will put a map of it up soon )

sm milligan

August 29, 2023

The house was built in 1818, set in parkland with shelter from woodland trees. There are fine exotic trees and cultivated ornamental gardens sloping gently to a lake. The interior is still largely intact, though some rooms to the rear of the house have been altered in recent times

The three-storey tower to the south has a Jacobean-Gothic feel and appears to be largely intact; whilst the similar (but much smaller) three-storey gazebo to the east of the house is now in a ruinous condition. About 1992 a new residence was built a short distance from the original castle.

Carrowdore Castle estate is now in private residence.

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Location: Ballyrawer, Ards, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Carrowdore Castle Gate

1. Strangford Lough Cycle Trail loop from Scrabo — Strangford & Lecale

2. Marino to Helen's Bay loop

3. Ballycopeland Windmill – Groomsport Beach loop from Bangor West

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