- January 15, 2015The Lower Shannon As the mighty River Shannon tumbles down from Lough Derg, the last and largest of its lakes,…
- January 13, 2015Drogehda, County Louth This close packed town, with its old buildings clustered in 13th century streets, retains a medieval feel.…
- January 13, 2015About the Isle of Tiree Low-lying Tiree (pronounced tye-ree; from the Gaelic tiriodh, meaning ‘land of corn’) is a fertile…
- January 12, 2015A short boat trip away from Ballycastle harbour is Rathlin Island, said in legend to have been dropped into the…
- January 12, 2015The Knoydart Peninsula is the only sizeable area in Britain that remains inaccessible to the motor car, cut off by…
- January 11, 2015The seaside village of Ardmore stands on a promontory known mainly for its association with St Declan, the 5th century…
- January 11, 2015Jura lies off the coast of Argyll, long, dark and low like a vast Viking longship, its billowing sail the…
- November 6, 2014Rassay is the rugged, 10-mile-long island that has off Skye’s east coast. There are several good walks here, including one…
- November 6, 2014The town of the ‘ford of the kings’ is an old walled settlement that once lay at the intersection of…
- October 29, 2014Shetland’s most impressive archaeological attraction. This large settlement, with buildings from Prehistory through Norse times to the 16th century, was…