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<< Other Photo Pages >> Down County Museum - Museum in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Down

Submitted by vicky on Saturday, 30 November 2002  Page Views: 3667

MuseumsSite Name: Down County Museum
Country: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Down Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Downpatrick
Latitude: 54.328497N  Longitude: 5.719598W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Museum in Co. Down

Collection of local prehistoric items

Address: The Mall, English Street, BT30 6AH
Phone: 01396 615218
Opening Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm, Saturday and Sunday 12.00pm - 5.00pm
Admission: Free
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J4844 : The main gate to the Down County Museum by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
©2014(licence)
J4844 : Titanic Exhibition Poster at the Down County Museum by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
©2012(licence)
J4844 : A model of the Down County Jail by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
©2012(licence)
J4844 : Former prison walls in Mount Crescent, Downpatrick by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
©2014(licence)
J4844 : Tablet on the Governor's Residence at Downpatrick Gaol by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
©2011(licence)

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Re: Down County Museum by davidmorgan on Monday, 28 April 2014
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Re: Down County Museum by Andy B on Monday, 28 April 2014
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A nice little interactive map of sites to visit in Down, including prehistoric
http://www.downcountymuseum.com/sitestovisit.aspx

including a couple we don't list
Dane's Cast Iron Age linear earthwork
Scrabo Hill Hut Circles

and
Audleystown Cairn
we have referenced here but without its own page it appears
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6333447
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