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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]
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.
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.
Newtownards Aerodrome (ICAO: EGAD) is a local airfield in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, 8.5 NM (15.7 km; 9.8 mi) east [1] of Belfast.It offers light aircraft flights (operated by the Ulster Flying Club), helicopter flights (operated by HeliPower), microlight flights (operated by NI Microlights) and flight simulator training (by AlphaTech).
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
Location of Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland Mount Stewart is a 19th-century house and garden in County Down , Northern Ireland , owned by the National Trust . Situated on the east shore of Strangford Lough , a few miles outside the town of Newtownards and near Greyabbey , it was the Irish seat of the Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry .
A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.
Irish Rebellion of 1798: on the morning of Pike Sunday, 10 June 1798, a force of United Irishmen, mainly from Greyabbey, Bangor, Donaghadee, and Ballywalter, attempted to occupy the town of Newtownards. They met with musket fire from the market house and were defeated. It is because of this association with the rebellion that the term "The ...