What is recorded here
From the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record record DOW032:051
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Photo credits
- Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.com
- Maker not stated on source page, fi.pinterest.com
- Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eric Jones, commons.wikimedia.org
- Rossographer, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Quintin CastleCastle · 107 ydExplorer Tom Quintin Castle is still occupied by people who probably think the sheep outside are part of the decor and not actual…
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Medieval Church & Graveyard: Ballytrustan; Thrustaynistone in BallytrustanMedieval Church & Graveyard: Ballytrustan · 1.3 miExplorer Tom Thrustaynistone in Ballytrustan was used by Catholics during the Penal Times, designed by a mother-in-law who loved…
Kearney Coastal Walk, KearneyWalking route · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Kearney Coastal Walk is where the oystercatchers hold court and judge your outfit. Locals swear a poet once wrote a…
St. Patrick's Park, St. Patrick's GAA, PortaferryGAA ground · 1.7 mi
Corrog WoodWood · 2.4 miExplorer Tom Corrog Wood in County Down had a bad poem written about it that rhymed 'trees' with 'deez'. The Woodland Trust has…
Sandy IslandIslet · 2.6 miExplorer Tom The builder of this Sandy Island was probably thinking about lunch while deciding exactly how much rock to leave in the…
Ballyquintin Point Nature ReserveNature reserve · 3.0 miExplorer Tom At the southern tip of the Ards Peninsula, Ballyquintin Point lays out old cobble beaches, saltmarsh and grassland as…
Strangford Holiday Park Picnic AreaPicnic place · 3.3 miExplorer Tom Strangford Holiday Park Picnic Area has a quiet rivalry with the GAA ground next door, mostly over who gets to claim…
St. Malachy's Park, Beann Dhearg GAA, KilcliefGAA ground · 3.3 miMore archaeology and monuments in County Down · All of County Down
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