Scott's Wee Danders

Hi folks! Welcome back to my blog, hope you're all keeping well! This week I made the journey down to Glendalough National Park in County Wicklow and had a fantastic time. I travelled down on Saturday and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Glendalough is a glacial valley that sits nestled away in the Wicklow Mountains National Park with incredible views. The valley is home to an Early Medieval Monastic settlement that was founded in the 6th century by St Kevin. Stone Church Walks & Hikes Glendalough National Park has a number of different walks and hikes that cater for all levels of ability. Whether it is the easy Green Road walk and the Miners' Road walk or the difficult ramble along the Derrybawn Woodland trail, Glendalough attracts a wide variety of walkers. This ranges from those who go to walk their dogs to those who wish to be a little more adventurous. Many of the walks go alongside the Lower Lake as well as some of the more rigorous trails showing glimpses of the ...

Welcome back folks! Over the weekend I made the trip down to Loughcrew to visit the Loughcrew Cairns. These cairns are ancient tombs that were built all the way back in 3200BC - 2900BC and are estimated to be over 5000 years old! They were built during the Neolithic Period (4000BC - 2500BC) and contain a number of different and incredibly rare pieces of artwork that date back to this time period.  Loughcrew Cairns View The Cairns The cairns themselves, 32 in total, are spread across 4 different hills (Carnbane West, Carrickbrack, Carnbane East & Patrickstown) with all of them having unique designs, artwork and features. They were used as sacred burial grounds and are used to celebrate ancestors, gods and nature by those local to the area. Loughcrew Cairns - loughcrewmegalithiccentre.com Cairn T The largest cairn, Cairn T, is the most popular cairn to visit due to it being one of the largest as well as having a number of different pieces of artwork, carvings and other notable fe...