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
On my way back from an appointment, I decided to simply follow my nose and see where I ended up... Farney Castle is the only round tower in Ireland occupied as a family home. The first castle was built at Farney in 1185, with this round tower being built in…
It was such a lovely day so I decided simply on a direction, with no real destination in mind - other than I had chosen where I wanted to end the day for an early dinner... I find this climbing rose absolutely captivating - and look at the size of…