Heritage - Bangor Abbey

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Situated at the junction of Abbey Street/Newtownards Road, Bangor. This is a wonderful ancient Abbey, with distinguished scholarly tradition, associated with St Comgall and St Columbanus. Throughout history the abbey was destroyed and rebuilt many times. The oldest surviving remnant of its past is St Malachy’s Wall, adjacent to the Old Gate Lodge. The main body of the building dates from the 1830’s and 1840’s but the tower is from the 15th century and the octagonal steeple dates from around 1693. The churchyard has many old and interesting gravestones including a memorial to the assistant surgeon of the Titanic. Interior may be viewed by prior arrangement. The exterior and graveyard are freely available to view.