Scottish Baronial style Scrabo Tower built in 1857, on a hill above Newtonards in County Down, Northern Ireland

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Above Newtonards in County Down, Northern Ireland, is a rocky, treeless rampart built by a long forgotten chieftain of Ard. Crowning it today is the Scottish Baronial style Scrabo Tower built in 1857 as a memorial to Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, a diplomat and soldier who tried to alleviate the effects of the Potato Famine. The tower was also lived in, the first tenant being William McKay, a foreman at the nearby quarry and his wife. Three of William's grandchildren, born in the tower, went on to run a very popular tearoom This image appears in "Irish Follies and Whimsical Architecture" by George Munday and published by O'Brien Press in Dublin.

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Size: 5195px × 3640px
Location: Newtonards in County Down, Northern Ireland
Photo credit: © George Munday / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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