- February 26, 2015Fortresses In Ireland At almost every turn in the Irish countryside there are remnants of ancient forts, some now reduced…
- February 9, 2015From the high, subarctic plateau of the Cairngorms and the great, humpbacked hills of Monadhliath to the more rugged, rocky…
- January 26, 2015Kilkenny, County Kilkenny Before the Normans came in the 12th century, Kilkenny’s houses clung to the 6th century monastery of…
- January 19, 2015Shetland Islands, Scotland The rugged and remote Shetland Islands – a collection of mighty, wind-ravaged clumps of brown and green…
- January 15, 2015The Lower Shannon As the mighty River Shannon tumbles down from Lough Derg, the last and largest of its lakes,…
- 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…
- 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…