A Wild Atlantic Way journey in Ireland might include exploring castle ruins ... oratories on narrow stone terraces 500 feet above the sea. To reach these inspiring ruins, voyage from Portmagee ...

Perhaps the island had only been lightly defended with timber fortifications or a simple stone wall in the High Middle Ages (A.D. 1000–1200). Perhaps all the high medieval castles in Ireland ...

Ireland's castle hotels have pulled off a feat that would impress even the craftiest medieval alchemist: they've transmuted cold stone fortresses ... doctor to desolated ruin before getting ...

Location: Kerry, Ireland This ivy-clad abandoned castle near the water’s edge in County Kerry was built around the 16th century. The stone walls ... before falling into ruin and was eventually ...

The steep, stone steps up to the top of the tower are overgrown. Nature really has made itself commander of this impressive building. Gwrych Castle is one of the highlights of this part of Wales ...

It was the kind of castle best seen from the outside ... There have been numerous plans for restoration and repurposing of the iconic ruins, but to date, none have broken ground.

which features a curved stone ceiling and period-inspired decorations. Ashford Castle, which was originally built in 1228, is located in Cong, Ireland (roughly 25 miles northwest of Galway).

The ruins of Shigetsu Castle’s stone walls lie further north of the location where the city’s cultural property protection division has assumed the castle stood. “It has raised the ...

A 400-year-old stone wall once part of Edo Castle, discovered only last year at what is now the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, is likely the castle’s oldest existing remnant ever unearthed ...