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Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Barra Airport

This beach runway is off limits during high tide.
atimian Added by atimian
Louth, Ireland

Jumping wall of Kildemock

A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.
The Minx Added by The Minx
Laois, Ireland

The Rock of Dunamase

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.
barnumbrownie Added by barnumbrownie
Rosscarbery, Ireland

Drombeg Stone Circle

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Valerie Added by Valerie
Skibbereen, Ireland

Irish Sky Garden

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Offaly, Ireland

Leviathan of Parsonstown

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Athlone, Ireland

Sean's Bar

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.
PBJelly Added by PBJelly
Dunree Head, Ireland

Fort Dunree

A retired military stronghold on the rolling green coast of Donegal.
coylev Added by coylev
Adare, Ireland

Adare Manor

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.
Shannon Ohaire Added by Shannon Ohaire
Galway, Ireland

Fiddaun Castle

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.
Shannon Ohaire Added by Shannon Ohaire
Kerry, Ireland

Gallarus Oratory

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Added by Brittmark
Sligo, Ireland

The Glen

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.
Added by uwwtp
Sligo, Ireland

Medb's Cairn

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.
Added by LibrariNerd
Inisheer, Ireland

MV Plassy

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Galway, Ireland

Seven Churches

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.
catieleary Added by catieleary
Mayo, Ireland

Slievemore's deserted stone village

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.
Shannon Ohaire Added by Shannon Ohaire
Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Mussenden Temple

This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.
Added by delia543902
Holywood, Scotland

Garden of Cosmic Speculation

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
anhie Added by anhie
Ballycastle, Northern Ireland

Loughareema

The lake that fills and empties itself at random.
Added by ack sed
North Berwick, Scotland

Ruins of Tantallon Castle

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Isle of Skye, Scotland

Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Clinton Added by Clinton
Lendalfoot, Scotland

Sawney Bean's Cave

Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.
Dunino, Scotland

Dunino Den

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
pieofthemonth Added by pieofthemonth
Highland, Scotland

Clootie Well

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
Allison Added by Allison