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St. Malachys Way, BANGOR, BT20 4JF

This wall is thought to be the oldest man-made structure in Bangor, dating from the 13th Century. It is believed to be part of the medieval monastery built by St Malachy in around 1140. Currently surrounded by a fence as it is in danger of collapsing - nobody seems too sure about how best to preserve it. See http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/CentreforArchaeologicalFieldworkCAF/Reports/DataStructureReports/Filetoupload,64282,en.pdf for a detailed investigation.

Cut bench mark at the western tip of St Malachy's Wall Image close to Bangor Abbey. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=11037856 for many other examples I have found.

Gravestones in the churchyard of Bangor Abbey. Taken at night, the lights behind belong to the Health & Social Services building adjacent to the church. The grave on the left records the death of a Robert Hamilton of Stockbridge (Donaghadee) who died in 1792 aged 92 and also his wife Ann Leckey (Hamilton) who died in 1800, also aged 92. The headstone also records the names of other members of the same family buried here.

Everyone in Bangor knows about the U-Boat gun in Ward Park Image but most forget about the other naval gun on public display, situated in the car park beside Bangor Abbey. It is a little cannon taken from the Ulster Privateer 'The Amazon' that was wrecked in Ballyholme Bay on 23rd February 1780. See Image for full details.

Cut bench mark located on the southern wall of Bangor Abbey Image This mark was cut in the early 1970s when it was discovered that a flush bracket, numbered OSBM 3468, which had been sited on the church had been destroyed. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=11037856 for many other examples I have found.

The spire of Bangor Abbey Image

The steeple of Bangor Abbey Image The tower dates from the 15th Century, the spire being added in the late 17th Century. An inscription inside the tower reads "This steepel was raised anno 1693 Io Blackwood Io Cleland Church wardens."

The illuminated spire of Bangor Abbey Image with the waxing moon rising behind.

The recently erected sculpture close to Bangor Abbey.

The churchyard at Bangor Abbey contains many elaborate Victorian monuments alongside the more simplistic 18th century headstones. The one on the left here records the death of a Hugh Campbell who, aged 33, was drowned at Melbourne on the 7th April 1875.