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Giant butterbur, Newtownabbey
Giant butterbur is often found along riverbanks
Image This clump was growing beside the Glas-na-Bradan river.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 18 May 2011
0.10 miles
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Path, Glas-na-Bradan, Newtownabbey (3)
A straight section of path, lined by a good display of spring flowers. The Glas-na-Bradan river is hidden on the right.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 18 May 2011
0.12 miles
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The Cave Hill from the Abbeycentre
The Cave Hill seen on a sunny January morning from outside Marks & Spencer's on Longwood Road, Newtownabbey.
Image: © Dean Molyneaux
Taken: 30 Jan 2010
0.15 miles
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Pillar box, Rathcoole, Newtownabbey
EIIR pillar box (no number visible but it should be BT37 247) at Rathcoole Drive, near Ardfarn Close.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 9 Jun 2012
0.15 miles
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Path, Glas-na-Bradan, Newtownabbey (2)
See
Image The same path looking in the opposite direction. The twisting path almost exactly copies the course of the Glas-na-Bradan river (well hidden by the trees on the left).
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 18 May 2011
0.17 miles
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Car parking, Abbeycentre, Newtownabbey (January 2017)
Car parking at the northern western end of the Abbeycentre – a very small part of the total spaces available.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 18 Jan 2017
0.18 miles
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Path, Glas-na-Bradan, Newtownabbey (1)
One of the paths through the glen, looking back in the direction of
Image The Glas-na-Bradan river is well hidden by the trees on the right.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 18 May 2011
0.19 miles
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Merville Garden Village, Newtownabbey - January 2017(1)
Merville Garden Village (usually just “Merville”) was built in 194749 and is the best known of the Ulster Garden Villages.
A sizeable development, of several hundred houses and flats, in the grounds of Merville House, all streets, which are branches off a long loop, have the postal address “Merville Garden Village”.
This part is just to the north east of the Longwood Road.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 18 Jan 2017
0.21 miles
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Tesco petrol station, Newtownabbey (January 2017)
A 24-hour Tesco petrol station at the Abbey Retail Park, Church Road.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 18 Jan 2017
0.22 miles
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Abbeycentre bus stop and shelter, Newtownabbey (January 2017)
Inward bus stop and shelter, on the Longwood Road, at the side of the Abbeycentre (Translink uses the spelling “Abbey Centre”). Served by Metro Carnmoney, Monkstown, Downview (infrequent) and Ulsterbus Newtownabbey town service (Mossley to Whiteabbey and Greenisland).
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 18 Jan 2017
0.22 miles