Dromore, County Down

Dromore (from Irish Droim Mór, meaning 'large ridge') is a market town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland, situated on the River Lagan. It lies within the local government district of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, about 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Belfast, on the A1 Belfast–Dublin road. The 2021 census recorded a population of 6,492. The town's centre is Market Square, which has a rare set of stocks. It is in the old linen manufacturing district. Dromore has the remains of a castle and earthworks, although these have modern buildings surrounding them, a large motte and bailey or encampment (known locally as "the Mound"), and an earlier earthwork known as the Priest's Mount on the Maypole Hill.