- January 15, 2018The association of Glamis with Shakespeare’s Macbeth is historically vague; the present structure dates mainly from the last quarter of…
- November 13, 2017When it came into the hands of the Earl of Argyll through marriage in the 15th century, this castle was…
- November 10, 2017The importance of St Andrews in medieval Scottish history can be gauged from the rise and fall of its cathedral,…
- October 26, 2017Sheltered by the slopes of the Twelve Bens, this lakeside castle is a romantic, battlemented Gothic Revival fantasy. It was…
- September 5, 2017A site of mythical importance, Tara was the political and spiritual centre of Celtic Ireland and the seat of the…
- September 2, 2017A little to the West of the city centre, ringed by a wall 11km (7 miles) long, is Europe’s largest…
- August 16, 2017Completed in 1802 by James Gandon, this majestic building was virtually gutted 120 years later during the Irish Civil War…
- August 1, 2017Despite its location close to the old walled city, this part of Dublin remained virtually undeveloped until the founding of…
- July 29, 2017The rivers have carved deep valleys through the Antrim Mountains to the sea. Celebrated in song and verse, the Glens…
- July 25, 2017Lying on the banks of the Little Arrigle just south of Thomastown, Jerpoint Abbey ranks among the finest Cistercian ruins…