- June 25, 2014This prosperous market town straddles a tree-lined stretch of the River Blackwater on the main Cork - Dublin road. But…
- June 23, 2014Tobermory, the island’s main town, is a picturesque little fishing port and yachting centre with brightly painted houses arranged around…
- June 23, 2014A step through a gateway at the southern end of this straggling town takes visitors back 800 years in an…
- June 18, 2014Tiny, charming Melrose is a polished village. This little enclave is a complete contrast with overbearing Galashiels, whose urban sprawl…
- June 18, 2014With splendid views of the rugged Comeragh Mountains only a few miles to the south, Clonmel, whose Irish name means…
- June 13, 2014In a quiet pine glade on Shantemon Hill, five great boulders stand in a row on the emerald grass. Named…
- June 11, 2014Edinburgh owes its existence to the Castle Rock, the glacier-worn stump of a long-extinct volcano that provided a near-perfect defensive…
- June 9, 2014Thanks to being retained for parish worship for much of the 17th and 18th centuries, more remains of Grey Abbey…
- June 4, 2014The battlemented keep of Knappogue – built by one of the MacNamras in 1467 – and its later extensions were…
- June 3, 2014On top of a hill, in a labyrinth of lanes, stand some 300 stones. All about 3ft high and seemingly…