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10 Sep Kilchurn Castle, Argyll

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The castle of Kilchurn is in Argyll. It stands at the NE end of Loch Awe. The castle stands on a rock that was once an island but is now surrounded by marsh. It was a stronghold of the Campbells, and the keep was built by Sir Colin...

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09 Sep Balmaha, Loch Lomond

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Once the first stopping place of the many paddle steamers cruising up Loch Lomond, Balmaha is situated on the south-east side of the loch, less accessible than the west side, which takes the road going north from Glasgow. The sailors may head for any one of...

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02 Sep Kenmare, County Kerry

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This is one of our favourite places in all of Ireland. At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we stay at Sheen Falls Lodge and our clients fall in love with the place. Kenmare’s two main roads are wide and spacious which is unusual in Ireland. This is because...

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26 Aug Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, Morayshire, Grampian

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  The coast on this stretch of land between Lossiemouth and Hopeman is generally low and flat, with miles of fine sand at the seashore. Post-Ice Age glacial release created cliffs of red sandstone between sixty and a hundred feet high. The sea has worked at...

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23 Aug The Aran Islands, County Galway

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  These are three small islands 30 miles out in the Atlantic Ocean off the West coast of Ireland. The islands are known as Inishmore, Inishmaan, and Inisheer.   The first inhabitants of these islands are thought to have arrived during the late Bronze age. There is plenty of evidence...

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21 Aug Castledermot, County Kildare

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This town is a real hidden gem for any tours of Ireland. A monastery was founded in the 9th century and two granite crosses from around that time have survived. Another survivor is a 12th century Romanesque doorway (though the modern church behind it is not great...

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18 Aug Fidra, East Lothian, Lothian

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Fidra is one of a quartet of small volcanic rocks projecting from the Firth of Forth off the Lothian coast; the others are Lamb, Craigleith and Bass Rock. Together they contribute to the sense, when in the Lothians, of being close to country, sea and...

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15 Aug Travelling the East Coast of Ireland

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By Giorgio Galeotti - Own work, CC BY 4.0, Link   On any tours of Ireland, you will think about the East coast. The likes of Wicklow and Wexford are worth seeing but often you have limited time.   Waterford was once very popular for the crystal factory alone. But now...

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12 Aug Tours of Ireland And Scotland 2020

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If you are seriously considering a tour of Ireland, or a tour of Scotland, start planning now!   It has come to our attention that the choice hotels are booking up already. The right hotel, in the right location, with the right room, with the right staff, can...

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04 Aug Greystones, County Wicklow

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County Wicklow, with its moorland wastes and bare granite hills, has real beauty. With its lovely valley, wooded glen, and smoking waterfall, it’s worth seeing on any tours of Ireland.   Much of the coastland is low, being a drift coloured plain, fringed from Wicklow to near Greystones...

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