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Newtownards (/ ˌ n juː t ən ˈ ɑːr d z /; Irish: Baile Nua na hArda [1]) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. It is in the civil parish of Newtownards and the historic baronies of Ards Lower and Castlereagh Lower. [4]
Scrabo Tower is a 135 feet (41 m) high 19th-century lookout tower or folly that stands on Scrabo Hill near Newtownards in County Down, Northern Ireland.It provides wide views and is a landmark that can be seen from afar.
English: Whitespots Country Park, Newtownards (1) Whitespots Country Park is the name given to what used to be known as the lead mines . The mines were located between Newtownards and Conlig. Lead was mined between 1827 and 1865.
The building was commissioned by Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry to be the centre of the market town, a role previously undertaken by Newtownards Priory. [2] It was designed by Ferdinando Stratford in a Grecian-Doric style and built of Scrabo stone between 1767 and 1771.
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
Newtownards Priory was a medieval Dominican priory founded by the Savage family around 1244 in the village of Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland.Only the lower parts of the nave and two blocked doors in the south wall leading to a demolished cloister, survive from the period of the priory's foundation.
The best of the images from across the country for the past 12 months. ... Scotland welcomed 2024 in explosive style with the traditional fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle at the Hogmanay ...
Comber (from Irish An Comar, meaning 'the confluence' / ˈ k ʌ m (b) ər /, CUM-ber, locally cummer) [2] [3] is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland.It lies 5 miles (8 km) south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough.