Bangor – The Ards Peninsula: An Ulster-Scots Heartland

Episode Two in a series of 360° videos around the Ards Peninsula & North Down is from Bangor, a seaside town on the southern side of Belfast Lough.

In this episode we tell the story of how the town (now city) had its origins in the early 17th century when James Hamilton, a Lowland Scot, arrived in Bangor, having been granted lands in this area by King James VI and I and bring you on a guided “virtual” tour, stopping at the Old Custom House – a 17th-century tower built by James Hamilton – and Bangor Abbey.

YEAR:

2022

DURATION:

7:48

PRODUCER:

Virtual Visit Tours/Hidden Ulster Tours

Bangor – The Ards Peninsula: An Ulster-Scots Heartland

Episode Two in a series of 360° videos around the Ards Peninsula & North Down is from Bangor, a seaside town on the southern side of Belfast Lough.

In this episode we tell the story of how the town (now city) had its origins in the early 17th century when James Hamilton, a Lowland Scot, arrived in Bangor, having been granted lands in this area by King James VI and I and bring you on a guided “virtual” tour, stopping at the Old Custom House – a 17th-century tower built by James Hamilton – and Bangor Abbey.

YEAR:

2022

DURATION:

7:48

PRODUCER:

Virtual Visit Tours/Hidden Ulster Tours

Bangor – The Ards Peninsula: An Ulster-Scots Heartland

Episode Two in a series of 360° videos around the Ards Peninsula & North Down is from Bangor, a seaside town on the southern side of Belfast Lough. In this episode we tell the story of how the town (now city) had its origins in the early 17th century when James Hamilton, a Lowland Scot, arrived in Bangor, having been granted lands in this area by King James VI and I and bring you on a guided “virtual” tour, stopping at the Old Custom House – a 17th-century tower built by James Hamilton – and Bangor Abbey.

YEAR:

2022

DURATION:

7:48

PRODUCER:

Virtual Visit Tours/Hidden Ulster Tours

You might also enjoy: