Ards Lower

Ards Lower An Aird Íochtarach1 (Irish)
Location of Ards Lower, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Coordinates: 54°35′55″N 5°36′17″W / 54.59858°N 5.60475°W / 54.59858; -5.60475
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Northern Ireland
County	Down

Ards Lower (named after the former barony of Ards), alternatively known as North Ards, is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.² It lies on the northern half of the Ards Peninsula in the north-east of the county, with the Irish Sea to its east and Strangford Lough to its south-west. It is bordered by two other baronies: Ards Upper to the south; and Castlereagh Lower to the west.²

The barony of Ards Lower was created in 1851 when the barony of Ards was split into two, the other part being Ards Upper.³

Below is a list of settlements in Ards Lower:¹⁴

• Bangor (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
• Donaghadee
• Newtownards (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)

• Carrowdore
• Conlig
• Greyabbey
• Groomsport
• Millisle

• Clandeboye (split with the barony of Castlereagh Lower)
• Kilcooley

Below is a list of civil parishes in Ards Lower:¹⁵⁴

• Bangor (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
• Donaghadee
• Greyabbey
• Newtownards (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)