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- Eric Jones, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Christine Johnstone, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Albert Bridge, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Albert Bridge, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- User:SeamusSweeney, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
- N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Elkay62, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Second Comber Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 897 ydExplorer Tom Second Comber Presbyterian Church in Town Parks has been hiding a scandal since the 1830s involving a very loud…
Cistercian abbey (site of), now modern C of I church (c.f. hb 24/15/2) in Town Parks (comber)Cistercian abbey (site of), now modern C of I church (c.f. hb 24/15/2) · 975 ydExplorer Tom This used to be a Cistercian abbey but now it’s just a modern church, so it’s like a grandpa who changed his haircut. A…
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2254778.jpg/250px-The_Gillespie_monument,_Comber_(2)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2254778.jpg "Photo: Albert Bridge, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
The Gillespie MonumentMemorial · 1041 ydExplorer Tom The Gillespie Monument in Town Parks had its first owner plan an escape route through the garden, but he forgot to dig…
Rough IslandIslet · 1.8 miExplorer Tom Rough Island’s family tree is mostly made up, with generations of ancestors who were definitely real but also…
Castle Espie Wetland CentreNature reserve · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Castle Espie puts Strangford Lough's birdlife close enough to make your binoculars feel like a backstage pass: follow…
Brickworks; cf ihr 2781 in Castle EspieBrickworks · 2.0 miExplorer Tom Brickworks in Castle Espie used to be an industrial site full of Hoffmann kilns and smoke. Now it’s a nature reserve…
Scrabo Golf ClubGolf course · 2.1 mi_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4723607.jpg/250px-Walled_garden,_Killynether,_Newtownards_-_October_2015(1)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4723607.jpg "Photo: Albert Bridge, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
Walled GardenGarden · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Walled Garden in County Down has strong opinions on modern buildings, specifically that they’re too tall and not enough…
Scrabo HillMountain / peak · 2.6 miExplorer Tom Scrabo Hill in County Down is currently being judged by the local sheep, who think its tower looks ridiculous for…
Scrabo TowerHeritage attraction · 2.6 miExplorer Tom I saw Scrabo from miles away and pretended I meant to find it. Scrabo Tower rises above Newtownards like a 41 metre…
Post-Medieval church & graveyard in TullynakillPost-Medieval church & graveyard · 3.3 miExplorer Tom Post-Medieval church & graveyard in Tullynakill has a thick wall on the north side. That’s not a coincidence, that’s a…
Kiltonga Nature ReserveNature reserve · 3.7 miExplorer Tom Kiltonga Nature Reserve sits beside the Belfast Road at Newtownards, where a path circles the water and the local bird…
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