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Ashford Castle, Ireland

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:22:33 Z

"Ashford Castle is a medieval castle near Cong in County Mayo, Ireland on the shore of Lough Corrib. The castle was built in 1228 by the Anglo-Norman de Burgo family following their defeat of the O'Connors, the Royal House of Connacht. In 1868, the estate passed to Lord Ardilaun, an avid gardener who oversaw the development of massive woodlands and rebuilt the entire west wing of the castle. The Castle passed to Ardilaun's nephew Ernest Guinness, who sold it to Noel Huggard in 1939. He opened the estate as a hotel, which became renowned for the provision of its country pursuits, such as angling and shooting."

nutterguy Over 1 year ago

Another fantastic synth! Amazing point cloud as well.
Really have to go explore this place myself sometime.
Thanks!

Haroldstown Dolmen

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:41:20 Z

"Improbable though it may seem, this interesting megalithic tomb was lived in by a family in the nineteenth century, a purpose to which its large interior was suited and possibly to some extent modified. Gaps between the side-stones were windproofed with turf and mud, and no doubt the resulting 'house' was as snug as some of the tiny cabins occupied around the time of the Great Famine. The Haroldstown dolmen stands near the bank of the Derreen River at Acaun Bridge, 4 miles north-east of Tullow. The chamber, 13 feet long and nearly 9 feet wide at one point is more spacious than most portal-tombs and comprises about ten upright stones. There are two capstones, the larger of which measures some 12 feet in length."

The.Rev Over 1 year ago

Pretty much impossible to find, but local legend have it as 6000 years out!

The Liberty Tree

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:48:39 Z

"A commemorative sculpture, entitled "The Liberty Tree" was commissioned by Carlow Local Aurthorities to mark the Bicentenary of the 1798. The macabre imagery is a deliberate statement of thought provocation; the stem of the tree is made up of clambering skeletons. It commemorates the 1798 Rising of the United Irishmen. There were several hundred rebels slain in Carlow town and their remains are buried in the 'Croppies Grave', in nearby Graiguecullen."

nutterguy Over 1 year ago

Nice Synth. Light is very nice! :-)

St Davids Holy Well

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:52:48 Z

"Saint David (c. 500–589) (Welsh: Dewi Sant) was a church official; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. In contrast with the other national patron saints of the British Isles, Saints George, Andrew and Patrick, David is a native of the country of which he is patron saint, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. However, his birth date is still uncertain, as suggestions range from 462 to 512. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_David"

shostakovich Over 1 year ago

thanks ...good photo....

Duckett's Grove

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:22:23 Z

"Ducketts Grove, Co. Carlow, Ireland was originally a Georgian home of noted Anglo Irish family, which was rebuilt in Gothic Revival style. Although burnt in 1933 the remaining towers and turrets, mostly ivy clad, give this enchanting structure a fairy tale air. Built in 1830 by William Duckett in an estate covering more than 5,000 acres. During the Troubles, Duckett was occupied by soldiers from the Irish Republican Army and many Nationalist leaders sought refuge here. The last male heir died in 1908, but his widow lived in the house until 1912. At its entrance is the most stupendous castellated gateway in southern Ireland. located in Co. Carlow. It was designed in a Castellated Gothic revival style by Thomas A. Cobden for John Davidson Duckett circa 1825. The building incorporates numerous towers and turrets of varying shapes – round, square and octagonal. One tall octagonal turret rises from the structure. Duckett’s Grove is elaborately ornamented with oriels and niches containing statues. Several statues on pedestals surrounded the building and lined the approaches. The house itself is situated in the townland of Rainstown, between Carlow and Tullow but the estate comprised several large townlands and parts of others. Following the departure of the Duckett's the estate was managed by an agent until 1921 then by local farmers and later by the Land Commission. The division of the lands was completed by 1930. Duckett’s Grove was destroyed by fire in April 1933 but the cause of the fire has not been determined."

kirby317 Over 1 year ago

beauityful

Killeshin Old Church Ruins

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:47:30 Z

"Ruins of an old Chapel from the 19th century in Killeshin, County Carlow, Ireland"

The.Rev Over 1 year ago

Yeah dude! I saw, was so honoured to see it up there! :)

Brownshill Dolmen

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:46:44 Z

"The Brownshill Dolmen (Dolmain Chnoc an Bhrúnaigh in Irish) is a megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland. The capstone at Brownshill, weighing an estimated 100 metric tons, is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe. It was built between 4000 and 3000 BC by some of the earliest farmers to inhabit the island. It is also known as Brownshill Portal Tomb, so-called because the entrance to the burial chamber was flanked by two large upright stones (orthostats) supporting the granite capstone, or roof, of the chamber. The capstone is thought to have been covered by an earthen mound and a gate stone blocked the entrance. At Brownshill both portal stones and the gate-stone are still in situ; the capstone lies on top of the portals and gate-stone and slopes to the ground away from the entrance. Not much additional information is available on Brownshill because it has never been excavated. A fourth upright stands close by and could be the remains of a forecourt. The extent of the chamber cannot be determined."

The.Rev Over 1 year ago

Hey David, thank you for the comment. I didn't get a chance to last night, fell asleep while it up loaded. Its now highlighted and geotagged.

Carlow Castle

Sat, 30 May 2009 20:23:22 Z

"Carlow Castle is situated on the banks of the River Barrow near Carlow town centre, in County Carlow, Ireland. It was formerly one of the most impressive Norman castles in Ireland, but only the western wall and two towers survive. The castle is now the imposing centrepiece of a major urban renewal programme. The original keep was a three-storey rectangular structure with cylindrical corner towers. It was probably built between 1207 and 1213 by William Marshall on the site of a motte erected by Hugh de Lacy in the 1180s. It may be the earliest example of a four-towered keep in Britain or Ireland. The entrance is at the first-floor level in the north wall and access to all storeys, which had timber floors, was by way of stone stairways in the thickness of the west wall. Ownership of the castle passed to the Crown in 1306 and was later granted to the Earls of Norfolk, who retained it until confiscation in 1537. James FitzGerald captured it in 1494, and it was taken again by Silken Thomas in 1535, and changed hands a number of times before being purchased by Donogh O'Brien, Earl of Thomond in 1616. It fell to the Confederates during the Irish Confederate Wars in 1642. In that year, a detachment from the Duke of Ormond's army rescued 500 starving English prisoners from the castle. The Castle was later returned to Thomond after being liberated by Henry Ireton in 1650. It later passed to the Hamilton family. In 1813, the Hamilton family leased the castle to a physician, Dr. Philip Parry Price Middleton, who spent £2,000 in an effort to make it habitable as a lunatic asylum. On 13 February 1814, in attempting to create an underground passageway using dynamite blasting powder, the eastern wall collapsed and brought down the east towers and adjoining walls. The stonework was subsequently broken up and carted away from the site."

The.Rev Over 1 year ago

Thanks Nathan, I uploaded a new one called Brownshill Dolmen, the point-cloud photosynth made for it, could top this one I think!!