Wrack Bed in Castle Espie, County Down

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Map note: There is a map point for Wrack Bed in Castle Espie, a wrack bed around Castle Espie, County Down, Ireland. The past can keep its secrets; the map gives you a starting point.

From the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record record MRD148:036

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