▁Pir ates ▁seasons ▁Pitts burgh ▁Al leg hen ys ▁season ▁Pitts burg ▁Pir <0x0A> </s> ▁Ar ds ▁Upper ▁( named ▁after ▁the ▁former ▁bar ony ▁of ▁Ar ds ) ▁is ▁a ▁bar ony ▁in ▁County ▁Down , ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁It ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Ar ds ▁Pen ins ula ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁county , ▁with ▁the ▁Irish ▁Sea ▁to ▁its ▁east ▁and ▁Str ang ford ▁L ough ▁to ▁its ▁west . ▁It ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁two ▁other ▁baron ies : ▁Ar ds ▁Lower ▁to ▁the ▁north ; ▁and ▁L ec ale ▁Lower ▁just ▁across ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁Str ang ford ▁L ough ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁▁ ▁The ▁bar ony ▁of ▁Ar ds ▁Upper ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁when ▁the ▁bar ony ▁of ▁Ar ds ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁two , ▁the ▁other ▁part ▁being ▁Ar ds ▁Lower . ▁ ▁The ▁territory ▁includes ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁bar ony ▁of ▁Ar ds ▁known ▁as ▁Mid ▁or ▁Middle ▁Ar ds , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Ar ds ▁Upper . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁settlement s ▁Below ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁settlement s ▁in ▁Ar ds ▁Upper : ▁ ▁Town s ▁Port a fer ry ▁ ▁Vill ages ▁B ally hal bert ▁B ally w alter ▁C log hy ▁K irc ub bin ▁Port av og ie ▁ ▁Population ▁cent res ▁Rub ane ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁civil ▁par ishes ▁Below ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁civil ▁par ishes ▁in ▁Ar