... (Welsh: Atomfa'r Wylfa) in Anglesey (Ynys Môn), North Wales has forced the plant to shut down. As reported today (10 March 2015) in ... 150 miles from Ireland a nd pose dangers to Cornwall and Wales. At the same time the threat posed by old stations yet to be ...
Alastair Kneale - Mar 10 2015 - 2:25pm - 0 comments
Doe Castle (Irish: Caisleán na dTuath) is near Creeslough, County Donegal (Irish: An Craoslach, Contae Dhún na nGall). This castle was built in the fifeenth century. It has a central tower surrounded by ... Roe O'Neil landed to lead the Irish rebellion in 1642. The castle was inhabited until 1843. It was acquired by the Land Commision in 1932. ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 5 2021 - 6:44pm
Castle Sween - Caistéal Suibhne was first built in the 1100s and is located on ... coast. It is believed to be the earliest surviving stone castle on the Scottish Mainland. It was built by Suibhne and both the castle and the sea loch it overlooks were named after him. Suibhne was a ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 19 2021 - 2:10pm
Aros Castle, is a ruined 13th-century castle located near Salen, Isle of Mull, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: An ... and was once a stronghold of the Lords of the Isles. The castle was defended on the seaward side by low cliffs, and originally by a ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 3 2021 - 2:24pm
The remains of this thirteenth century castle stand on a headland overlooking Loch Ness and is located off the A82 ... of Drumnadrochit/Druim na Droichaid. This much fought over castle was blown up in 1692 to prevent it becoming a Jacobite stronghold. It is ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 5 2021 - 9:31am
Cawdor Castle is in the parish of Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ... keep and is now noted for it's gardens and wood. The castle is the ancestral home to the Clan Cawdor and the Dowager Countess Cawdor continues to live there. The castle and grounds are open to the public from April to October. William ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 5 2021 - 9:24am
... May and 24th June and at Kelburn Garden Party , Kelburn Castle, near Fairlie, North Ayrshire (Siorrachd Àir a Tuath) from 29th June to 1st July. It can also been seen in Wales at Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire (Abaty Tyndyrn, Sir Fynwy) between the ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 10 2018 - 3:18pm
... from the poem called "A Walesi Bárdok" - the Bards of Wales – written by János Arany in 1857. It tells of how in 1277 King Edward I of England attended a banquet in Montgomery Castle. It was held to celebrate his victories over the Welsh and he called for ...
Mair Williams - Jun 18 2017 - 4:28am
... will spread. There are already calls for greater powers from Wales, from the North of Ireland, from the regions and large cities of England ... are there for us, we are not there for them. Wales can do better for itself. My homeland of Cornwall can do better for ...
Mair Williams - Sep 22 2017 - 10:18am
Castle Kennedy is a ruined 17th-century tower house. It is located about 3 ... Alba). It is around 1/2 mile (0.80 km) north of the village Castle Kennedy. There are records of a previous fortification on the site of Castle Kennedy at least in the fifteenth century and it is possible there was ...
Alastair Kneale - Jun 4 2021 - 8:04pm