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Prehistoric megalithic tomb, stunningly beautiful ruined castles, and more…

Again, out at an appointment this morning, I decided to “take the long way home” as Supertramp would say… but first – this was the view from my hotel before I even left…  Heavenly!

This is Brownshill Portal Tomb, also known as Brownsill Dolmen.  It is a prehistoric megalithic tomb whose date of construction has been estimated at between 4,900 and 5,500 years ago.

…and in case you are wondering, that granite capstone weighs 103 TONNES!  How did they get it up there?  Your guess is as good as mine…

This majestic beauty is Duckett’s Grove Castle – and I fell in love with it!

…a gate to a secret garden?

…and continuing on…

…and home in time to get a bunch of work done…

~ Bella

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