Tag: Castles

  • March 28, 2024
    Irelands castles were built mostly by the English. Many survive as the country’s most imposing architectural monuments. There are some…
  • December 22, 2022
    This castle sits on a spectacular site on the shores of Galway Bay. Dunguaire Castle can be found outside the…
  • June 16, 2021
    This is a great castle to see if you are around Limerick on any tours of Ireland.   Bunratty Castle…
  • November 4, 2020
    This is one of Scotland’s oldest inhabited castles, and as such, worth seeing on any tours of Scotland.   The…
  • July 30, 2020
    This is situated in County Galway and worth a stop if you are passing through on tours of Ireland.  …
  • April 29, 2020
    Situated in Midlothian, this is one of the largest and finest Scottish castles. Plenty of reason to visit the castle…
  • April 20, 2020
    This is in Argyll if you find yourself in that direction on any tours of Scotland.   It is dramatically…
  • October 16, 2019
    This is an 18th century mansion near Strangford in Northern Ireland. It is a spectacular place to visit on any…
  • June 8, 2019
      Cork is the chief city of Munster and is said to have been founded in the sixth or seventh…
  • November 20, 2018
    The early Scottish castles, Norman in design consisted of a mound called a ‘motte’, was basically earth turned out of…