... a half miles north of the town of Grantown on Spey, Moray, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Granndach, Moireibh, Alba). On the partly manmade island on the Loch are the ruins of Lochindorb Castle, a former stronghold of the Clan Comyn. The thirteenth century castle ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 2 2021 - 2:20pm
Cruggleton Castle ruins are located at Cruggleton Point, in the Machers Penisula in southwest Scotland. It stands on the 130 feet high cliff edge of a promontory around 3 ... miles south-east of the village of Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Soirbidh, Siorrachd Bhaile na h-Ùige, Alba). The ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 2 2021 - 8:09am
... This is a late twelth - early thirteenth century castle in the town of Maynooth (Maigh Nuad) in County Kildare (Irish: Contae ... and the introduction of Protestant settlers from England and Scotland. Other smaller ‘plantations’ took place in other parts of Ireland ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Apr 16 2021 - 9:18pm
... Scottish Government Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages visited Cape Breton in Nova Scotia. Minister Allan’s ... program funding Gaelic speakers in Cape Breton to visit Scotland and study Gaelic at the expense of Edinburgh. The Cape Breton post ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jun 8 2014 - 10:09pm - 0 comments
Caldicot Castle is built on the site of a late eleventh Norman motte and bailey castle and has an early thirteenth century stone keep, corner towers and ... A gatehouse was later added.in the fourteenth century. The castle had significant restoration undertaken in the nineteenth century and is ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 27 2022 - 8:45pm
Llandovery Castle (Castell Llanymddfri) is a Norman castle in the town of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire and was built at the ... Our visit We visited on an Autumn day in October. The castle is easy to find and close to the town centre standing above a car park. ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 2 2021 - 10:04am
Pembroke Castle (Welsh: Castell Penfro) is located in the centre of Pembroke, ... Penfro, Sir Benfro, Cymru). The building of a Norman castle on this site began at the end of the eleventh century, but the ... restoration work undertaken in the twentieth century and the castle is recognised as one of the best preserved medieval castles in Wales. ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 7 2021 - 11:30am
Neath Castle (Castell Nedd) is located in the town centre of Neath, Wales ( ... river crossing. The site is that of a twelfth century Norman castle that possibly replaced an earlier fortification. The castle was persistently attacked by the Welsh and after being burnt by ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 1 2021 - 2:29pm
There has been a castle here for centuries. The present structure of Slane Castle dates from the 1780s, when the castle was rebuilt. The nearby Hill of Slane is where St. Patrick is said ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 11 2013 - 10:02am
Ballymote Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile an Mhóta) was built by Richard de Burgh in ... walls are some ten feet thick and it has six towers. The castle is almost square with a 3/4 round tower at each angle and a D-shaped ... projection 1/2 round towers at each side of the entrance.The castle is located at Ballymote/Bail an Mhota off the R296 road in County Sligo ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 2 2021 - 11:34am