The main gate to the Down County Museum
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The main gate to the Down County Museum
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 4 Jul 2011
The museum is housed in the former Downpatrick County Jail. When public executions were performed at the prison the gibbet was positioned on the first floor wall above the main gate. The brick outline of the now blocked door leading to the scaffold can still be seen.
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Image Location
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54.328552
Longitude
-5.719604