Old Market Cross, Castle Place, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 3JF is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Ards and North Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.

Old Market Cross, Castle Place, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 3JF

WRENN ID
silent-foundation-plum
Grade
Record Only
Local Planning Authority
Ards and North Down
Constituency
Strangford MP: Jim Shannon (DUP)
Country
Northern Ireland
Address
Old Market Cross, Castle Place, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 3JF, BT23 3JF
Irish grid reference
J 491 740
Coordinates
54.5925, -5.69327
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

The Old Market Cross in Castle Place, Newtownards, Co. Down, is an octagonal market cross originally built in 1636 from Scrabo sandstone. It is believed that the structure underwent extensive repairs, and possibly a partial rebuild, in 1666. The cross was commissioned by Hugh Montgomery, or his son and heir. The sandstone features carved panels on each face. It formerly served as a market, and continues to be used as such. As a Scheduled Monument, the site is afforded statutory protection.

Local climate

Old Market Cross, Castle Place, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 3JF sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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