(Click to enlarge) Site of a medieval monastery now inhabited by a wealthy family looked after by the National Trust. In the foreground is the causeway by which the island is reached at low tide. There is an additional charge for a ferry should you be still on the Mount after the causeway is submerged by the incoming tide. As a fellow passenger remarked "This is the first time I have had to pay to leave a place."
A lost castle of the Lords. of the Isles
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The *BBC News* website has an account of the excavations of the site of a
twelfth and thirteenth century castle built by the ancestors of the
MacDonalds, ...
17 minutes ago
This is a place I've wanted to see since I was thirteen years old--one more reason to re-visit England before long. Thank you for the lovely post.
ReplyDeleteKindred Spirit,
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure- but be warned- not all is perfect in this "other Eden"!