This is a village in Strathearn, Perthshire. Definitely worth a stop on any tours of Scotland. The present House of Gask dates from 1801, but the ruins of an earlier house are in the grounds. The name Gask refers to the nearby Gask Ridge. There are nearby remains associated...
This ruined Abbey is in Northern Ireland. It is close to the beautiful village of Grey Abbey. That village alone is well worth visiting on any tours of Ireland. The Abbey dates back to Norman times when they held this part of County Down. It was founded by the...
This is a quaint village near Dunfermline in Scotland. The name of the village derives from Scottish Gaelic. The attraction on any tours of Scotland are the ruins of a 12th Century church. The church was partly restored in the 17th Century. The pulpit was dated 1674 and the...
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Set on top of 800ft Greenan hill , this fort , built around 1700BC , possibly as a druidic sun temple and occupied until the 12th century , offers views over both loughs Swilly and Foyle. Grianan means ‘sun palace’ and the kingdom of Aileach consisted...
The church of this 12th century monastery on the banks of the Suir has been meticulously restored and is now used as a parish church. The monastery itself took its name from a relic of the True Cross , which was contained in a golden...
The earliest of the building which crown St. Patrick’s Rock is the perfectly preserved Round Tower. Cormac’s Chapel , which was consecrated in 1134 , is next in date. The roofless cathedral which joins the two was erected between 1235 and 1270 , though its...
The island lies low in the sea off the Galway coast surrounded by reefs and flanked by uninhabited Inishark. The cliffs on its Western end are wild and windswept but the Eastern end has sheltered beaches. Its turbulent history is recalled by the ruined castle which...
