What is recorded here
From the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record record DOW032:035
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Photo credits
- Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.com
- Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Oliver Dixon, commons.wikimedia.org
- Eric Jones, commons.wikimedia.org
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Linear Earthwork, -parallel ditchesLinear Earthwork, -parallel ditches, probable ancient roadway · 1314 ydExplorer Tom This linear earthwork in Ballyrusley looks like someone tried to draw a straight line and gave up halfway through. It’s…
Kearney Coastal Walk, KearneyWalking route · 1546 ydExplorer Tom Kearney Coastal Walk is where the oystercatchers hold court and judge your outfit. Locals swear a poet once wrote a…
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Church (in ruins) & graveyard in BallygalgetChurch (in ruins) & graveyard · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Ballygalget Church ruins are home to a bird that refuses to leave, likely because it thinks it owns the place now. It’s…
Mitchel Park, John Mitchel's GAA, BallygalgetGAA ground · 2.1 mi
Sandy IslandIslet · 3.2 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 · 3.5 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 · 3.8 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 · 3.9 miMore archaeology and monuments in County Down · All of County Down
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