# Cowd Castle or Choud

- **Country:** Ireland
- **Notes:** Located across the street from Margaret castles stands Cowd castle, a small two-story tower house built in either the late 15th or early 16th centuries as part of a larger structure built with the intention of protecting the local area and its trade. In 1791, Lord Charles Fitzgerald demolished much of that structure castle for his mansion, Ardglass Castle.
- **Year Built:** 15th–16th centuries
- **Castle Type:** Bawn
- **Location Text:** Ardglass

Cowd Castle, also known as Choud Castle, is a bawn located in Ardglass, Ireland. This structure was built during the 15th and 16th centuries.

![Photo of Cowd Castle or Choud](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Cowd_Castle%2C_Ardglass_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1538207.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowd_Castle (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)