Ardtole (from Irish Ard Tuathail, meaning "Tuathal’s height") is a townland of 431 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland, near Ardglass.[1] It is situated in the civil parish of Ardglass and the historic barony of Lecale Lower.[2] The southern part of Ardtole townland is known as English Ardtole and the northern part is known as Irish Ardtole.[1]

Ardtole
Ardtole Church in 2010
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT30
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down

The townland contains the remains of Ardtole Church, a 15th-century ruined church dedicated to St Nicholas (grid ref: J564382).[3] Close by is a holy well, known as St Patrick's Well.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "Ardtole". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Ardtole". Ire Atlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 96–97.
  4. ^ "Saint Patrick's Well, Ardtole". Holy Wells. Retrieved 18 April 2015.