Sights in Hillsborough

1. Hillsborough Castle

   • Hillsborough, Ireland
   • Sights › Castle

   The town's main attraction is this rambling, two-storey late-Georgian mansion built in 1797 for Wills Hill, the first Marquess of Downshire, and extensively remodelled in the 1830s and '40s. The guided tour takes in the state drawing room and dining rooms, and the Lady Grey Room where UK prime minister Tony Blair and US president George W Bush had talks on Iraq in 2003.

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2. St Malachy's Parish Church

   • Hillsborough, Ireland
   • Sights › Church

   St Malachy's is one of Ireland's most splendid 18th- century churches, with twin towers at the ends of the transepts and a graceful spire at the western end. A tree-lined avenue leads to the church from a statue of Arthur Hill, fourth Marquess of Downshire, at the bottom of Main St.

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3. Hillsborough Fort

   • Hillsborough, Ireland
   • Sights › Historic building

   Close to the church, Hillsborough Fort was built as an artillery fort by Colonel Hill in 1650 and remodelled as a Gothic-style tower house in 1758.

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4. Hillsborough Courthouse

   • Hillsborough, Ireland
   • Sights › Historic building

   A fine old Georgian building, the courthouse exhibits various displays describing the working of the courts in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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