Low Rock Castle was a listed building in Portstewart in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Low Rock Castle, Portstewart in 1906

History

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The house, which was originally battlemented, was completed around 1820.[1] In 1835 it became the birthplace of Field Marshal Sir George White VC, who commanded the garrison at the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.[2]

It was demolished without permission in 2001 during the construction of a block of apartments that now occupy the site.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hughes, p. 461
  2. ^ Durand, p. 9
  3. ^ "HB03/08/005". Buildings Database. Department for Communities (NI). Retrieved 13 June 2023.

Sources

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55°10′43″N 6°43′27″W / 55.1786°N 6.7243°W / 55.1786; -6.7243