Aughlish Cottages, Scarva
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Aughlish Cottages, Scarva
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 29 Apr 2007
Aughlish cottages, alongside the Newry – Portadown road, were built with steeply pitched roofs to accommodate the hand looms used by the occupants. They have been substantially modernised. It is said that they were built to the original design at the request of the wife of the Duke of Manchester after she saw something similar in Switzerland. The local name is “Potstick Row” and is said to derive from an incident in 1872 when potsticks were used as weapons. Whether offensive or defensive depends on your point of view.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.329335
Longitude
-6.379081