Old flanking towers in south boundary wall of former priory bawn, former Castle Gardens, west of Canal Row, Newtownards, Co Down, BT23 3NU

Remains of two towers set at the ends of the S boundary wall of the former priory bawn, also known as Castle Gardens, off Canal Row, to the SE of Newtownards town centre. Each tower is round in plan and measures c.5m in diameter, but the SW tower is (now) slightly taller than that to the SE (c.3.5m as opposed to c.3m). The walls are now covered in rough cast and there is a flat arch doorway facing into the walled site. Both have flat roofs made from concrete slabs and the walls of both have appear to be largely brick built, suggesting both have been rebuilt at some point, though the SW tower has a thicker base of stone The tower to the SW has a window-like opening above the door and that to the SE has small high level ventilation openings. Both have high level metal brackets supporting barbed wire. The adjacent boundary walls are in random rubble with concrete coping, brackets and barbed wire. Both of these towers are virtually derelict and in very poor condition.