Villages by the Sea: Greyabbey

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Villages by the Sea: Series 4: Greyabbey

Greyabbey

BBC One - Villages by the Sea, Series 4, Greyabbey

Ben Robinson unearths the ancient history of Greyabbey on beautiful Strangford Lough.

Ben Robinson unearths the past of Greyabbey, a village on Northern Ireland’s beautiful Strangford Lough, and discovers the history of its moneymaking kelp industry.

Ben Robinson unearths the ancient past of Greyabbey, a small village on Northern Ireland’s beautiful Strangford Lough. The village name comes from Grey Abbey, its Cistercian abbey-monastery. This is a story of life from the sea – of the moneymaking kelp industry and ingenious methods of catching fish.

The village has some of the most impressive archaeological remains in Northern Ireland, including a Neolithic boat that predates the Pyramids and stone fish traps that are almost 1,000 years old.

Villages by the Sea: Series 4

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Ben Robinson explores more well-loved villages across the UK’s coastline.

Ben Robinson returns to the UK’s coastline, exploring more well-loved villages and the parts they played in some of Britain’s significant historical moments.

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