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A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.

The remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary have survived multiple attempts at destruction, most recently in 1921.

At the time of its construction, this hydroelectric power plant was the largest in the world.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

Two planes stand abandoned after the closure of an aircraft-themed restaurant.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

This lavish 20th-century casino adorns labels for San Pellegrino water.

An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."

The oldest civic library in Italy can trace its foundation back to 1619.

This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.

The ghostly remains of a gunpowder mill lost in 70 hectares of thick woods.