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Dunstanburgh Castle
Dunstanburgh Castle may well be a "very reuynus howsse and of smalle strength" but those ruins are quite spectacularly situated on a rocky Northumbrian headland, jutting out no small distance into the...
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Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne Castle, and indeed the rest of Holy Island, is only accessible via a causeway at low tide. It is perhaps this fact as much as any other that lends the site so much of it's mystique....
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Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey
Llanddwyn Island (pronounced hlanthwyn) lies on the south-western coast of Anglesey, beyond the large pine forest and dune system known as Newborough Warren. While it is only truly an island during...
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Minard Castle, County Kerry
Quite regularly I'll lay siege to a castle armed with camera and tripod, only to discover that Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army has beaten me to it by a matter of centuries. Minard Castle, on the...
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Penmon Point Lighthouse
A lighthouse should get it's feet wet at least twice a day in my opinion. It always seems a terrible shame to me that such a beautiful, and invariably historic structure as a lighthouse should be...
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St Mary's Lighthouse
St Mary's lighthouse has a long and often violent history. Perhaps even for a lighthouse, which amongst all coastal buildings stand apart as having uniquely fascinating histories, St Mary's has been...
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Point of Ayr Lighthouse
Point of Ayr lighthouse stands on a windswept stretch of North Wales beach not far from the mouth of the River Dee. Standing within the range of the incoming tide, it ably lives up to my personal...
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Eilean Donan Castle
If you've ever eaten Scottish Shortbread, there is a reasonable chance you'll already be familiar with the image of Eilean Donan castle; as it has adorned nearly as many boxes as the obligatory kilted...
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Castlerigg Stone Circle
For me, along with doubtless many others, Castlerigg Stone Circle is one of the most atmospheric spots in Cumbria. Picture a 100ft circle of metamorphic slate stones, the largest of which has been...
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Castle Stalker, Appin
Castle Stalker, or Caisteal an Stalcaire as it's named in Scots Gaelic, is a 14th century fortified tower house situated on a small tidal islet in the waters of Loch Laich. The castle has the tidal...
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