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A view from the path leading up towards Scrabo Tower near Newtownards. Fields... (more)

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A view from the path leading up towards Scrabo Tower near Newtownards. Fields... (more)

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A family on the route up to Scrabo Tower pauses to take in the view. It was very... (more)

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Scrabo Tower and Scrabo Hill seen from the Scrabo Road.

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Scrabo Tower and Scrabo Hill seen from the Scrabo Road.

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Scrabo Tower and Scrabo Hill seen from the Scrabo Road.

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Scrabo Tower at dusk as seen from Cairngaver, some 4.5km away. Strangford Lough is beyond.

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Fields of ripening barley, between the Scrabo and Killynether Roads, seen from... (more)

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Scrabo Tower on a bright July morning.

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J4576 : Scrabo from Cairngaver showed a wide angle view of Scrabo Tower... (more)

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Scrabo Tower, on Scrabo Hill, is a conspicuous landmark when seen from most... (more)

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The Scrabo sandstone quarry, long closed and covered by vegetation, is now part... (more)

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Two field gates on the eastern side of the path, from the Scrabo Road, to Scrabo Tower.

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After the driest September on record the rain returned today. This view, across... (more)

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A line of sheep grazing in the field beside the path to Scrabo Tower. This road... (more)

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Scrabo Tower J4772 : Scrabo Tower as seen from Castle Espie on the shores of Strangford... (more)

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Scarbo Tower near Newtownards on a bright and clear February afternoon.

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The McDonald’s “golden arches” – a universal symbol and Scrabo Tower – unique to... (more)

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Two field gates, with concrete and metal posts, on the eastern side of the road... (more)

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Two field gates, with concrete and metal posts, on the western side of the road... (more)

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Scrabo Tower, Hill (538ft) and Killynether Wood dominating the low fields on the... (more)

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Scrabo Hill rising above the flat landscape between Comber and Strangford Lough.... (more)

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An old bridge, now with a generous covering of vegetation, across a path on the... (more)

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An autumn view south of Scrabo Hill – not unlike the summer view except for the... (more)

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An autumn view south of Scrabo Hill – a touch of mist (background) and a hint of... (more)

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A “pedestrians in road” sign, approaching the place where pedestrians, leaving... (more)

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There are short paths off the main path to Scrabo Tower. They all have... (more)

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The view, down the road, from the end of the public section, near the entrance... (more)

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The Mountain Road J4776 : The Mountain Road, Newtownards (1) as it drops, through the suburbs, towards the... (more)

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Sheep were plentiful on the lower pastures, at Ballyrickard, around the Moate... (more)

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Farm buildings on the Scrabo Road.

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Flowering whins growing on the face of the old Scrabo quarry.

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There were a few small clumps of primroses... (more)

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A magnificent display of flowering whins growing on the face of the old Scrabo... (more)

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Name and a “no cycling” signs at the Old Belfast Road J4773 : The Old Belfast Road, Newtownards - June 2014(1) entrance to... (more)

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Another case where there is a clear division between town and country. The view... (more)

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Some puddles in the path, through Scrabo quarry, leading to the former South Quarry.

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A direction sign, pointing to the old North Quarry, at a crossroads in the paths... (more)

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Bins for litter and dog dirt at a crossroads in the paths on the northern side... (more)

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A seat, on moss-covered ground, at the northern side of the old Scrabo quarry.

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A seat, at a high spot on the northern side of the old Scrabo quarry, with a... (more)

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A path, leading to the southern side of the long-closed quarry at Scrabo, seen... (more)

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A path, leading to the north eastern side of the long-closed quarry at Scrabo,... (more)

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See J3875 : Whitebeam berries, Belfast (September 2014). What seems to be another example of whitebeam berries. This... (more)

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The view from Castlelodge Park, across here J4569 : Vacant ground, Comber and the Enler River... (more)

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Fields, on the northern/eastern side of the Ballyhenry Road, close to the former... (more)

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It’s a long time since Killynether was quarried for Scrabo stone. Nature has... (more)

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Heather, growing on a rocky outcrop, on the western side of Scrabo Tower.

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Whins, in flower, beside one of the paths to the old quarry.

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This path J4772 : Path and puddles, Scrabo, Newtownards (February 2015), as it climbs towards the South Quarry at Scrabo, gives... (more)

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