🌐 If The Past Could Talk

Markethill Heritage Walk

📍 Armagh🚶 7 stops🚶️ 1.52km⌛ ~40 min

Walk the short Main Street of a Plantation-founded market town -- courthouse, three church congregations and the walled edge of the Acheson family's Gosford demesne -- with an optional extension through Gosford Forest Park to Dean Swift's Well and Ulster's largest Grade A listed building, Gosford Castle. Looking for things to do in Markethill? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.

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Stops on This Trail

  1. First Presbyterian Church, Markethill
  2. Methodist Church, Markethill
  3. Chapel of Ease, Main Street
  4. Former Court House, Markethill
  5. Gateways and Wall at Gosford House, Main Street
  6. Dean Swift's Well, Gosford Demesne
  7. Gosford Castle

For Schools

This trail is also available as a free printable classroom worksheet or full trail booklet — no site visit required. See how Classroom Prep Mode works →