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Thirlwall Castle

Thirlwall Castle is a 12th-century castle in Northumberland, England, on the bank of the River Tipalt close to the village of Greenhead and approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Hexham. It was built in the 12th century, and later strengthened using stones from nearby Hadrian's Wall, but began to fall into disrepair in the 17th century. The site is protected by Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument status.

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Burnfoot River Shingle and Wydon Nabb

Burnfoot River Shingle and Wydon Nabb is the name given to a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Northumberland, North East England. Burnfoot River Shingle is a calaminarian grassland on the River South Tyne where the local flora is influenced by high levels of naturally occurring heavy metals. Wydon Nabb is an escarpment displaying the Haltwhistle Dyke, a magmatic intrusion of igneous dolerite set amidst sedimentary sandstone and shale.

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Burnfoot River Shingle and Wydon Nabb

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St Mary Magdalene's Church, Gilsland

St Mary Magdalene’s Church is a small mid-Victorian Anglican church on an isolated hillside in north-east Cumbria, England. Dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene, it is the parish church of Gilsland, but is almost a mile from the village and may have been intended as much for the use of visitors to the nearby Gilsland Spa hotel as for the village. It is noteworthy in that the founder, G.G. Mounsey, a local landowner and first elected mayor of Carlisle, published a detailed summary of his

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St Mary Magdalene's Church, Gilsland

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Haltwhistle Castle

Haltwhistle Castle Hill is a ruined Norman earth and timber ringwork fortress in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England. There are no extant stone remains.

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Magnis (Carvoran)

Magnis or Magna was a Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain. Its ruins are now known as Carvoran Roman Fort and are located near Carvoran, Northumberland, in northern England. It was built on the Stanegate frontier and Roman road, linking Coria (Corbridge) in the east to Luguvalium (Carlisle) in the west, before the building of Hadrian's Wall.

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Haltwhistle Burn

The Haltwhistle Burn is a river which lies to the east of the Northumbrian town of Haltwhistle. Rising in the peaty uplands below the ridge of the Whin Sill, the burn passes through the Roman Military Zone south of Hadrian's Wall and through a dramatic sandstone gorge before descending between wooded banks to the South Tyne Valley. The Haltwhistle Burn drains an area of approximately 42 km2. Today, the Burn is a haven for wildlife and a popular walk for residents and tourists but from Roman time

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Lampert Mosses

Lampert Mosses is a Site of Special Scientific Interest within Northumberland National Park, Northumberland, England. It is located 8km north of the town of Haltwistle. The western boundary of this protected area largely follows the valley of the River Irthing. The protected area contains exceptional blanket bog over deep peat.

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Castleinch

Castleinch or Inchyolaghan is a civil parish and townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Castleinch is a small townland of approximately 1.81 square kilometres (0.70 mi2), and had a population of 49 people as of the 2011 census.

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Carrickshock GAA

Carrickshock is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 when the teams from Hugginstown and Knockmoylan were amalgamated in commemoration of the Battle of Carrickshock, 1831.

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Ballyhale

Ballyhale is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located south of the city of Kilkenny, about halfway to Waterford.

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Kilmogue Portal Tomb

Kilmogue Portal Tomb, also called Leac an Scail, is a dolmen and National Monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Kilmogue Portal Tomb

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Loughcullen

Lough Cullen is the only lake in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The lake has numerous legends attached to it.

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Loughcullen

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Killinaspick

Killinaspick is a small village in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. Its name is also sometimes spelt Killinaspic, Killnaspic or Kilnaspic.

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Glenmore GAA

Glenmore is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1888 and has achieved hurling success at county, provincial and national level. Glenmore has also provided the Kilkenny intercounty team with several top players.

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Knocktopher (barony)

The barony of Knocktopher is a barony in the west of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The barony is 46,765 acres (189.25 km2) in size. There are 16 civil parishes made up of 125 townlands. It is one of 12 baronies in the county. The chief town is Mullinavat and it contains the settlements of Stonyford, Ballyhale, Hugginstown, Knocktopher, and Dunnamaggan. The M9 motorway bisects the barony.

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Saltfleetby

Saltfleetby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England on the coast of the North Sea, about 7 miles (11 km) east from Louth and 10 miles (16 km) north from Mablethorpe. The parish had a population of 599 in the 2001 Census, decreasing to 568 in the 2011 Census.

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St Peter's Church, Saltfleetby

St Peter's Church was an Anglican parish church in the village of Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire, England. Due to subsidence, the main part of the church was moved elsewhere in the village and the tower was left at this location. The tower is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and it is now under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.

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St Peter's Church, Saltfleetby

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Tyholland

Tyholland, also known as Tehallan, is a small parish in County Monaghan, Ireland. It is the smallest parish in County Monaghan and borders County Armagh, Northern Ireland. For a period it was united with Donagh parish and later still with Monaghan parish. Since 1826 it has been once again a parish in its own right.

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Annaglogh Lead Mines

Annaglogh was one of the larger lead mines in the Clontibret area of County Monaghan, Ireland. Annaglogh Mine is shown on the 1856 2nd edition OS map.

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Annaglogh Lead Mines

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Creevekeeran Castle

Creevekeeran Castle is a castle in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It stands on a rocky outcrop but only the west wall, three stories high, remains. The castle is a Scheduled Historic Monument sited in the townland of Creevekeeran, in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area, at grid ref: H7847 3710.

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Creevekeeran Castle

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St. Davnet's Hospital

St. Davnet's Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland.

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St. Davnet's Hospital

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Clea Lake

Clea Lake or Lough Clea is situated just outside Keady in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It provides water for the Keady area and is a popular fishing location in south Armagh.

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Clea Lake

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Glaslough

Glaslough is a village and townland in the north of County Monaghan, Ireland, on the R185 regional road 3 km (2 mi) south of the border with Northern Ireland and 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Monaghan town. Glaslough won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1978 and again in 2019.

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Tirnaneill

Tirnaneill is a townland situated in north County Monaghan in Ireland, about halfway between Emyvale and Monaghan Town at a crossroads on the N2 road known as Tirnaneill Cross.

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Tirnaneill

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