Places Jfmcl Wants to Go

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

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

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

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

If you can’t dive into a whisky cask, this swimming pool might be the next best thing. 

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.

This bronze statue pays tribute to a Scottish professional boxer, who tragically died following a championship fight.

A pair of stone circles positioned on the bank of the River Esk.

The grave of a man who spent 23 days trapped underground after a mine collapse.

According to local legend, this church was built with two doors, so that residents of two rival villages had their own entrances.

Where the Border Reivers of the Johnstone clan used to hide their stolen cattle.

A doctor had this large tub carved into rocks to facilitate easier seawater bathing.

A striking statue commemorates the men who worked underground in Kingshill and Allanton.

The ruins of a once-grand castle that played host to a tournament with 100,000 attendees.

The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.

Carved between 3500 and 1000 B.C., the distinctive carvings at this site are poorly understood.

A monument to a Russian cruiser near its final resting place off the Ayrshire Coast.

Though it looks like a golf ball teed up for a hit, this hilltop station is actually used to monitor air traffic.

A memorial to two dedicated postal workers who lost their lives delivering mail.

A rare example of a Lowland broch.

Believed to be the capital of the the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata.

A memorial dedicated to a tragic World War II aviation accident.