- September 10, 2014Ireland abounds with fortified tower houses, and Glenquin Castle is one of the best. Rising 70ft and seven storeys high,…
- September 8, 2014Just West of Glasgow is the timeless Paisley Abbey – one of the finest in Southern Scotland. Overlooking the river…
- September 8, 2014West of Ballylongford is the stronghold that was once the seat of the O’Connors of Kerry, originally built in 1490…
- September 5, 2014The River Funshion flows through Glanworth where it is spanned by a low stone bridge dating from 1446, the oldest…
- September 5, 2014Orkney captures the imagination and the eye, its balding turf reflective of constantly changing shades of light as clouds scurry…
- August 28, 2014The Callanish Standing Stones, West of Stornoway, form one of the most complete stone circles in Britain and are one…
- August 28, 2014In the 6th century St Comghan founded a monastery here, which became not only a place of prayer but also…
- August 26, 2014The ruins of Dunnottar Castle are spread out across a grassy promontory rising 50m above the sea. As dramatic a…
- August 26, 2014The Scottish Baronial pile that stands on the lower slopes of Cave Hill was begun in 1862 and completed in…
- July 31, 2014Graiguenamanagh (pronounced Graig-na- manna) means ‘dwelling of the monks’. The monks in question were sensible enough to place their abbey…