A little bit of information on Goward, County Down, Ireland.

1. The County Down dolmen

Rachel discovered it. While driving a couple of years ago, she happened to come across the signpost

You need to drive along Goward Road…

The bit of land where the dolmen stands is still called Goward. It is mentioned in the C17th census, and the 1864 Valuation of tenements in the parish of Clonduff lists several tenants. Documents Rachel found from a helpful person in Ireland are on another page.,

The relatively modern map below shows Goward and the dolmen respectively E and NE of Hilltown. But we believe there haven’t been Gowards there for a very long time, if ever.….