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This sculpture celebrates Portmarnock's unique role in world aviation history. This beach, known as the Velvet Strand, was used as a runway for the first successful East-West Transatlantic solo flight, on 24th June 1930.
From OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) n937232531
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MoatCastle, motte and bailey · 1690 yd
Portmarnock BeachBeach / strand · 1.2 mi
Malahide BeachBeach / strand · 1.3 mi
Baldoyle Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1.8 mi
Malahide Castle Demesne Church (Ruin)Ruins · 1.8 mi
Malahide CastleHeritage attraction · 1.9 miPictures: Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Ianfhunter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0; Raymond Okonski, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Peter Gerken, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; David Bagshaw, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; DiKey, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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