The Norman Way – Baginbun

Aug 15, 2018

Good to Know Sat Nav: 52.176607, -6.830789   Nearby Colclough Walled Garden Tintern Abbey   Baginbun     Continue along the Norman Way… Heading East: Fethard Motte & Castle      Heading West:Slade Harbour Back to the Norman...

Tintern Abbey

Aug 13, 2018

Tintern Abbey Good to Know Sat Nav:   52.236, -6.837 *These co-ordinates direct you to the front entrance of the Abbey to avoid unsurfaced lanes. Continue to the trailhead near the Abbey to start your walk. OSI Discovery Map Series: 76 Grid Reference: S 795 101 Guided...

Hook Head Lighthouse

Aug 13, 2018

Good to Know Sat Nav: 52.12487 -6.93061 Guided Tours: Y Parking: Y Tel/Mob: +353 51 397 055 Hook Head Lighthouse   The oldest operational lighthouse in the world, Hook Lighthouse has marked the entrance to Waterford Harbour at the mouth of the Three Sisters river...

Duncannon Fort

Aug 13, 2018

Good to Know Sat Nav: 52.22094 -6.93521 Guided Tours: Y Parking: Y Tel/Mob: +353 51 389 530 Duncannon Fort The name ‘Duncannon’ comes from Irish and means ‘the fort of the son of Conan’. It is therefore possible that there was already a small settlement here before...

Dunbrody Abbey

Aug 13, 2018

Good to Know Sat Nav: 52.28239 -6.95613 Guided Tours: Y Parking: Y Tel/Mob: Patrick: +353 86 275 9149 Gretta (Tea Rooms): +353 86 375 9938 Dunbrody Abbey   Founded on the instructions of Strongbow, the 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Dunbrody Abbey was built in the late 12th...