Dalmally, Scotland
Kilchurn Castle
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
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Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.
Kilkenny, Ireland
A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.
Galway, Ireland
A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Galway, Ireland
The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.
Clare, Ireland
A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.
Kilkenny, Ireland
These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.
Kilkenny, Ireland
The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.
Winchester, England
A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.
Salisbury, England
The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
A medieval abbey featured on 'Game of Thrones' that dates back to the 12th century.
Dunree Head, Ireland
A retired military stronghold on the rolling green coast of Donegal.
Athenry, Ireland
Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.
Offaly, Ireland
The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.
Galway, Ireland
The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.
Wexford, Ireland
After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.
Galway, Ireland
A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.
Crawick, Scotland
Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.