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MuseumsSite Name: North Down Museum Alternative Name: North Down Heritage CentreCountry: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Down Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Bangor
Map Ref: NW634352
Latitude: 54.656207N Longitude: 5.669641W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Key artifacts on display include the Bronze Age Ballycroghan Swords, the Bangor Bell from the hugely important Bangor Abbey settlement, and the Raven Maps, the only complete folio of Plantation era maps in Ireland.
The Ballycroghan Swords were discovered in 1949 by Mr Patterson, while ploughing his fields on the outskirts of Bangor. The hoard is important as it demonstrates the different stages in sword production during the Bronze Age. The swords are dated to c. 500BC and are the key pieces in the Archaeology collection. Bangor Bell
There is also a museum shop and coffee shop with 'barista brewed' coffee!
North Down Museum
Town Hall
The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 28 9127 1200
museum@northdown.gov.uk
Opening Times
Tuesday - Saturday: 10.00am - 4.30pm
Sunday: 12.00pm - 4.30pm
Closed on Mondays, except July and August and Bank Holidays
Accessible for people with disabilities Admission is free
Official Web Site: http://www.northdownmuseum.com/
Note: Archaeology Day featuring Bronze Age music from Ancient Music Ireland, Sat 27th July
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