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Museums & Galleries: Armagh County Museum, N. Ireland Big Pit National Mining Musem, Wales British Empire Museum, England Ceredigion Museum, Wales Down County Museum, N. Ireland Harbour Museum, Derry, N. Ireland Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, N. Ire. Museum of Welsh Life, Wales National Library of Wales, Wales National Portrait Gallery, Wales North Down Heritage Centre, N. Ireland Old Bushmills Distillery, N. Ireland Palace Stables Heritage Centre, N. Ire. Roman Legionary Museum, Wales Royal Yacht Britannia, Scotland Tower Museum, Derry, N. Ireland Ulster American Folk Park, N. Ireland Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, N. Ire. Ulster History Park, N. Ireland Ulster Museum, N. Ireland Workhouse Museum, Derry, N. Ireland ................................................. _________________________________

County Tyrone attractions: Ardboe High Cross Beaghmore Stone Circles Ulster American Folk Park Ulster History Park ................................................. _________________________________

Ulster History Park Omagh, Co. Tyrone, BT79 7SU, N. Ireland, UK. Tel. +44 (0) 28 8164 8188

The Ulster History Park is an open-air museum lying three miles south of Gortin, to the northeast of Omagh, in County Tyrone.

Occupying 35 acres, the park tells the history of human settlement in Ireland through full-scale replicas of buildings dating from the Neolithic period to the 17th century. The various homes and monuments are set out in chronological order, following the successive waves of settlers in Ireland. Early reconstructions include a Mesolithic camp and Neolithic dwellings, as well as many stone monuments, including an impressive dolmen. A Bronze Age crannog sits on a lake island; there is also a 12th century monastic settlement with a huge round tower, a Norman motte and bailey, and a 17th century plantation town.

The site contains an exhibition centre, and visitors can take an interactive tour which provides background information about the history of different dwellings. Surrounding the park are beautiful woodlands, and the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains. The scenic Gortin Glen Forest Park lies nearby, and offers facilities for outdoor pursuits such as walking.

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UK Museums & Galleries in our Museum Gallery section:

Armagh County Museum
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Ceredigion Museum
Down County Museum
Harbour Museum
Lough Neagh Discovery Centre
Museum of Welsh Life
National Library of Wales
National Portrait Gallery
North Down Heritage Centre
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Palace Stables Heritage Centre
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Tower Museum
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Ulster Folk Transport Museum
Ulster History Park
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