Widows Row and the former Coastguard Quarters viewed from Newcastle Harbour
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Widows Row and the former Coastguard Quarters viewed from Newcastle Harbour
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 7 Oct 2020
Widows Row was constructed to house the widows of local herring fishermen who were lost in a sudden devastating gale in Dundrum Bay on Friday the 13th of January 1843. The former Coastguard quarters are now divided into apartments.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.194963
Longitude
-5.883736