Castle of St John is in the centre of the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and ... worth a visit and we found the exhibits in this well run castle very interesting. There is no shortage of shops and places to eat very close to the castle. We can vouch for the fish and chip shop nearby! The name Stranraer ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 3 2021 - 12:39pm
This is a castle built in 1628 by the earl of Marr and is seat of the Clan Farquharson. The castle is now leased to the local community and has witnessed an ongoing ... A93 about fifty-eight miles west from Aberdeen. Braemar Castle (Caisteal Bràigh Mhàrr) was once a stronghold of the Earl of Mar, ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 23 2016 - 5:42pm
This is a Norman Castle built in the twelfth century with a number of alterations made over the ... number of sieges by French, English, Scottish and Irish. The castle is open to the public. It is located south from Larne along the A2 in ... Lao). Link: Tourism Northern Ireland Carrickfergus Castle. Image: View of Carrickfergus in Ireland late eighteenth century ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 6 2021 - 1:16pm
St Catherine's Castle is situated on the headland known of St Catherine's Point at the ... prehistory. A medieval chapel to the north of St Catherine's Castle was replaced in the 19th century by a granite arched mausoleum ... military threat from Spain and France. St Catherine's Castle is reached by the coastal path leading south-west out of Fowey through ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 11 2013 - 6:18pm
Skipness Castle was built in the early 13th century by the Clan MacSween. It is located ... Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, Alba). The remains of the castle, to which additions were made during the 13th, 14th and 16th centuries, ... AD 484 – c. 577). Image : The ruins of Skipness Castle at the east coast of Kintyre, Scotland. 22 August 2007 by Ingo Wölbern. ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 3 2021 - 1:53pm
Castle Pencaire is an Iron Age hillfort on the summit of Tregonning Hill. This ... remains of two smaller defended sites. On the hill south of Castle Pencaire is a Bronze Age Barrow. Our visit Castle Pencaire presents spectacular views. We walked up the track beside the ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 11 2013 - 5:37pm
Dunguaire Castle (Irish: Dún Guaire) is a tower house dating to the 16th-century built ... Galway, Ireland (Irish: Contae na Gaillimhe, Éire). The castle has tower which is 75-foot (23 m) high. There is a defensive wall that ... Free Stock Photo Image . Link: Dungaire Castle Shannon Heritage . Celtic nation: Ireland ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 11 2021 - 10:46am
The remains of this sixteenth century castle, built by the Clan MacDougall, sit on a promontory in the south of the ... Substantial restoration work was undertaken on the castle which was completed in 2006. Image : Gylen Castle image © ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 3 2021 - 2:18pm
This ruined castle is located on the outskirts of the town of St Monans in the East Neuk of ... several periods of building that took place since the first castle stood on the site in the thirteenth century. It is said to be the place ... clear heir to the Scottish throne. The ruins of Newark Castle stand just off the Fife Coastal Path about half a mile southwest from ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 11:22am
... ‘Ta scanjoon 'sy cashtal shen! Drogh - cur twoaie da (That castle is haunted! Evil - beware of it)!’ Jimmy, looked down at the old woman ... Brittany and Cornwall. Walking in the hills and mountains of Wales and gazing down on miles of long sandy beaches of Ireland as Atlantic ...
Alastair Kneale - May 2 2019 - 9:29pm - 0 comments