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Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demesne,
Castlerock, Coleraine |
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Mussenden Temple is located in the
beautiful surroundings of Downhill
Demesne near Castlerock in County
Londonderry. It perches dramatically on
a 120 ft cliff top, high above the
Atlantic Ocean on the north-western
coast of Northern Ireland, offering
spectacular views westwards over
Downhill Strand towards Magilligan Point
and County Donegal and to the east
Castlerock beach towards Portstewart,
Portrush and Fair Head.The
Temple was built in 1785
and forms part of the estate of
Frederick Augustus Hervey, Bishop of
Derry and Earl of Bristol (or the Earl
Bishop). The temple was built as a
summer library and its architecture was
inspired by the Temple of Vesta in
Tivoli, near Rome. It is dedicated to
the memory of Hervey's cousin Frideswide
Mussenden. |
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The Tower Museum - Union Hall Place,
Derry City, Co Derry |
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The Tower Museum,
Union Hall Place is located
within the city’s historic walls. The
museum holds permanent exhibitions which
include "The Story of Derry" exhibition
and "An Armada Shipwreck – La Trinidad
Valencera". Derry city being one of the
oldest inhabited settlements in Ireland
has fascinating history. The Story of
Derry exhibition at the Tower Museum
uses a wide range of techniques and
artefacts to narrate the story of the
city. |
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