Scrabo Tower
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Scrabo Tower is located to the east of Newtownards in County Down, Northern Ireland. This landmark, which is visible from most of North Down, was built on a volcanic plug above the town 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 Third Marquis, or "Warring Charlie" as he was also known, inherited the title and family seat of Mount Stewart after his brother, The Second Marquis, committed suicide. The Second Marquis is better know as Viscount Castlereagh who served a term as Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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