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1. Caergwrle Castle set to become new addition to Cadw portfolio of Welsh castles

   Mair Williams's blog Caergwrle Castle (Welsh: Castell Caergwrle) is a fortification in the town of Caergwrle, ... or ‘to protect’.  Now Cadw is adding Caergwrle Castle to its list, the first new castle added in 25 years and it will become ...

   Mair Williams - May 18 2018 - 8:10pm

2. The mystery of Scotland’s Dùn Deardail hillfort

   ... have lived near the fort for some of the time they stayed in Scotland.  Dùn Deardail is one of a number of vitrified forts in Scotland. This is when the walls of the structure have been subjected to such ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Aug 8 2017 - 11:50am

3. Castleknock Castle - Caisleán Cnucha

   Castleknock Castle (Irish: Caisleán Cnucha) is a ruined 12 century Norman castle. It located on the grounds of Castleknock College (Irish: Coláiste ... (Irish: Caisleán Cnucha,  Baile Átha Cliath, Éire). The castle was founded by the Norman knight, Hugh Tyrrel, known for his leading ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - May 19 2021 - 1:07am

4. Scotland's Bardic Crown Changes Hands - Pan Celtic Unity on Display

   ... has stepped down as the distinguished Bardic Crown of Scotland’s Royal National Mòd .  In October 2011, he was honoured as the ... linguistic and cultural heritage, the Mod is recognized as Scotland’s premier Gaelic festival. The Mod  provides opportunities for ...

   Emmett McIntyre - Oct 15 2015 - 7:54pm - 0 comments

5. Echoes of the “Auld Alliance” and Joan of Arc reverberate around ruins of Ardstinchar Castle in Scotland

   ... Gaelic: Baile na Tràgha) stands the ruin of Ardstinchar Castle, a reminder of Scotland's Auld Alliance. The Auld Alliance (Scots for "Old Alliance"; Scottish ...

   Douglas MacQueen - May 20 2021 - 9:05pm

6. Leamaneh Castle - Caisleán Leamaneh

   Leamaneh Castle - Caisleán Leamaneh are the ruins of an early seventeenth century ... until the road reaches the R480 northwards. The castle is just north of this turnoff on the R480. The castle can be seen from the road, but is on private land. Perhaps one of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Apr 23 2021 - 7:32pm

7. Edinburgh - Dùn Èideann

   ... (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic; Alba). Human settlement in the Edinburgh area dates back at least to the Bronze Age. Edinburgh Castle is on top of Castle Rock and human habitation of the site of the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - May 25 2021 - 5:33pm

8. Gaelic Alive and Well in Scotland's Largest City - Glasgow is Home to 10% of Scotland's Gaelic Speakers

   ... Gaelic speakers in Glasgow at about 7,000 or roughly 10% of Scotland’s Celtic speakers. Meanwhile last month, the Bòrd na Gàidhlig ... for Gaelic education.”  Glasgow is also home to Scotland’s only Gaelic Medium Secondary Scool. In December of last year ...

   Emmett McIntyre - Jun 21 2016 - 5:54pm - 0 comments

9. Shakespeare, The Ghost of Eleanor Duchess of Gloucester and a Magnificent Haunted Manx Castle

   ... is made to the imprisonment in the Manx fortress of Peel Castle (Manx: Cashtal Purt ny h-Inshey ) of Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of ... of a type found mainly in Ireland, but there are two in Scotland and this one on St Patrick’s Isle on the Isle of Man.  ...

   Alastair Kneale - Sep 17 2016 - 8:50pm - 0 comments

10. Newcastle Emlyn Castle - Castellnewydd Emlyn

    Newcastle Emlyn Castle (Welsh: Castell Newydd Emlyn) is a ruined castle in the market town of Newcastle Emlyn (Welsh: Castellnewydd Emlyn), ... originally in the thirteenth century, the Welsh castle fell to the English in the late thirteenth century. In the fourteenth ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 28 2021 - 7:19pm

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