St Tassach’s Church, Raholp, Co Down, Northern Ireland
The original church was founded by St. Patrick and his disciple St. Tassach was put in charge. The ruin here dates from the 10th or 11th century
St Tassach’s Church
Struell Wells revisited
Struell Wells, Downpatrick, Co Down, Northern Ireland
The church ruin
Inside the church
The Drinking Well beside the church ruin
The Men’s and Women’s Bath Houses
The Women’s Bath House in the foreground with the Men’s Bath House behind
The Eye Well at Struell Wells
Carrownacaw Standing Stone
Carrownacaw Standing Stone aka the Long Stone, Co Down, Northern Ireland
It leans slightly and is tied to a tree with steel wire.
The standing stone is 3m tall of Silurian rock
The ‘mortuary house’ at Saul
The ‘mortuary house’ at Saul, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
A belief it was a 12th century shrine, for relics of St Patrick, St Brigid and St Columba seems unlikely as…
A Queen’s University archaeological investigation dates it as more likely late 16th century
Loughmoney Dolmen
Loughmoney Dolmen, Co Down, Northern Ireland
A ring of stones encircle Loughmoney Portal Tomb
Dundrum Castle
Dundrum Castle, Co Down, Northern Ireland
The Keep build in the early 13th century by Hugh de Lacy
The lower gateway
Maghera Round Tower and Old Church
Maghera Round Tower, Co Down, Northern Ireland
The remains of the round tower thought to date from the 10th century
Maghera Old Church ruin thought to date to 12th century
Annadorn Dolmen
Annadorn Dolmen, Loughinisland, Co Down, Northern Ireland
The north side of Annadorn Dolmen
Millin Bay Cairn revisited
Millin Bay Cairn, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland
On my last visit here the site was quite overgrown, see link. https://www.tonyoneill.org/2017/02/21/millin-bay-cairn/
Kirkistown Castle
Kirkistown Castle, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Portaferry Castle (Savage’s Castle) revisited
Portaferry Castle (Savage’s Castle), Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland. Link to previous visit https://www.tonyoneill.org/2016/10/14/portaferry-castle-savages-castle/
Derry Churches, Ards
Derry Churches, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland
The 1st photo is the north church, the smaller south church above and below
The site is associated with St. Cummain ( St. Cumman)
A small early cross inscribed stone stands in the north church
On Newcastle Beach
Sandcastles and sleepers on Newcastle beach, Newcastle, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Goward Dolmen revisited
Goward Dolmen, Co Down, Northern Ireland
I photographed this a year earlier and later in the season (I think more successfully) anyway this time the grass was cut so there’s more structure visible and also two contre-jour images
Dunnaman Court Tomb
Dunnaman Court Tomb aka Massford Court Tomb, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Kilkeel Fishing Supplies
Kilkeel Fishing Supplies – mural, Kilkeel, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Millin Bay Cairn
Millin Bay Cairn, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Kilkeel Trawlers
Part of the fishing fleet in Kilkeel Harbour, Co Down, Northern Ireland. Kodak HIE infrared film
Castlewellan Cross Inscribed Stone
Castlewellan Cross Inscribed Stone, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
Castlewellan Moorish Tower
The ruin of Castlewellan Moorish Tower, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Castlewellan Ice House
Castlewellan Ice House, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Turlough Round Tower
Turlough Round Tower, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Legananny Dolmen
Legananny Dolmen, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Legananny Standing Stone
Legananny Standing Stone, Co Down, Northern Ireland. The pillar features an inscribed cross
The other side of Legananny Cross Inscribed Standing Stone
Legananny Standing Stone to the right of the split hawthorn tree
Wateresk Dolmen
Wateresk Dolmen (Slidderyford Dolmen). Co Down, Northern Ireland
Wateresk Dolmen (Slidderyford Dolmen) with the mountains of Mourne in the background
Drumena Cashel
Drumena Stone Fort or Dun, Co Down, Northern Ireland
One of two entrances of the T-shaped souterrain inside Drumena cashel
Goward Dolmen
Goward Dolmen, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Goward Dolmen has a huge cap stone said to weigh 50 ton
Goward Dolmen known locally as Pat Kearney’s Big Stone after a local who lived in a cottage behind the dolmen
Dunnaman Court Tomb
Dunnaman Court Tomb aka Massford Court Tomb, Co Down, Northern Ireland
The gallery of Dunnaman Court Tomb is all that remains
Kilkeel Dolmen
Kilkeel Dolmen aka The Crawtree Stone, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Kilfeaghan Dolmen
Kilfeaghan Dolmen, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Ballynoe Stone Circle
The enchanted path that leads to Ballynoe Stone Circle in County Down
Ballynoe Stone Circle was built around 4000 years ago. The circle encloses a burial mound
Detail of one of the stones that lie outside the circle
Arc of stones at Ballynoe Stone Circle. The circle is around 35mts across
Detail of stones
Giant’s Ring
The Giant’s Ring at Ballynahatty showing the passage grave near its centre. Ballynahatty, Belfast, Co Down, Northern Ireland
The henge monument at Ballynahatty (the Giant’s Ring) – is roughly 180m across with a neolithic passage grave near the centre.
Struell Holy Wells
Struell Holy Wells, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Struell Wells – The circular Drinking Well
Struell Wells – The Eye Well
Struell Wells – The Men’s Bath House – the back of it is the women’s changing room
Struell Wells – The Men’s Bath house
The Men’s and Women’s Bath Houses
The Women’s Bath House in the foreground with the Men’s Bath House behind
Inside the Women’s Bath House
Portaferry Castle (Savage’s Castle)
Portaferry Castle (Savage’s Castle), built in the 16th century by the Savage family
Portaferry Castle (Savage’s Castle), Ards Peninsula, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
Inch Abbey
Inch Abbey was established as a Cistercian monastery in 1177 on the site of an earlier Celtic monastic settlement
Inch Abbey, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Clonduff old church
Clonduff old church with the Mournes Mountains in the background
Clonduff cross, Co Down, Northern Ireland. An old cross (headstone?) in the ruins
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Altar, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Wash Well and Eye Well
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Drink Well
Nendrum Monastic Site
Nendrum Monastic Site, Down, Northern Ireland
Nendrum Monastic Site on Mahee Island, founded by St Machaoi in the 5th Century
The remains of the round tower at Nendrum Monastic Site
The church ruin at Nendrum Monastic Site with the reconstructed sun-dial