Category Archives: Landmarks

Conwy Castle (North Wales)

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Ross

The second castle visited on the tour of North Wales was Conwy Castle. Again this was commissioned by Edward I and is a large and dominating castle on the landscape. From what I could see when walking around the town … Continue reading →

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Beaumaris Castle (Isle of Anglesey)

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Ross

This is the first of several posts relating to the recent trip to North Wales. The weather gods were looking down on us as only 3 days previously most of North Wales was covered in snow however we had amazing … Continue reading →

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Dolmen of Ireland: Brownes Hill

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Ross

Over the last 6 months we’ve been touring the various counties of Ireland and come across several Dolmens. This post is about the impressively large Dolmen just outside Carlow. The cap stone is an estimated 100 metric tons and was … Continue reading →

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Light box and entrance to Newgrange

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Ross

Light box and entrance to Newgrange, a photo by wynnert on Flickr. I took my D800 for a spin out yesterday and visited one of Ireland’s World Heritage sites. The sun was beating down on what is normally a wet … Continue reading →