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Scrabo Tower is located to the south of Newtownards, co Down, Northern Ireland, on the road to Ballynahinch. It stands on a volcanic plug above city of Newtownards and Strangford Lough. It was built in 1857 as a memorial to Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, who was one of the Duke of Wellington's generals during the Napoleonic Wars. The tower stands in a country park with its woodland walks parkland through Killynether Wood. Access to the park and the tower is free. The tower houses two floors of displays and a climb of 122 steps takes the visitor to the open viewing level. The view from the hill and the summit of the tower extends across Strangford Lough, scattered with its many islands, to the Mountains of Mourne and the Scottish coast.

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