Castlewellan

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Castlewellan (from Irish Caisleán Uidhilín, meaning 'Hugelin's castle') is a small market town in County Down, in the south-east of Northern Ireland close to the Irish Sea. It is 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Downpatrick and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Newcastle. Lying between the Mourne Mountains and Slieve Croob, it has Castlewellan lake and Slievenaslat mountain nearby. The town had a population of 2,822 people in the 2021 census. Castlewellan has a wide main street which runs through two main squares lined with chestnut trees. The town was designed by a French architect for the Annesley family. The Annesley family did not always own the land as they bought it from the Maginess family, then owners of what is now Castlewellan Christian Conference Centre and Castlewellan Forest Park. Castlewellan is unique within Ireland due to its tree-lined squares both in the old town (upper square) and new town (lower square) as well as its very wide main street. The old market house in the upper square was built in 1764 and now houses the public library.