Carrickfergus Castle (from the Irish Carraig Ḟergus or "cairn of Fergus", the name "Fergus" meaning "strong man") is a Norman castle in Northern Ireland, situated in the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, on the northern shore of Belfast Lough. Carrickfergus Castle has been an imposing monument on the Northern Ireland landscape whether approached by land, sea or air. The castle played an important military role until 1928 and remains one of the best-preserved medieval structures in Ireland.
the castle played an important military role until 1928 and remains one of the best preserved medieval structures in Ireland. Prints available to purchase HERE Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is one of Northern Ireland’s best-loved attractions, Carrick-a-Rede boasts unrivalled coastal scenery with stunning views of Rathlin and Scottish islands and an exhilarating rope bridge experience. Traditionally fishermen erected the bridge to Carrick-a-Rede island over a 30m-deep and 20m-wide chasm to check their salmon nets. Today visitors to this family attraction in Northern Ireland are drawn here simply to take the rope bridge challenge!
Spanning a chasm some eighty feet deep at this place to see in Co.Antrim is the famous Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, it’s construction once consisted of a single rope hand rail and widely spaced slats which the fishermen would traverse across with salmon caught off the island. Available to purchase, click here Mussenden Temple is located in the stunning surroundings of Downhill Demesne on the North Coast of Ireland, not far from the small town of Castlerock in Co. Derry. The Temple itself sits precariously on the edge of towering 120ft cliffs overlooking Loch Foyle towards Donegal and the Atlantic Ocean. Mussenden Temple and its surrounding views are among some of the most photographed scenes in Ireland. The Temple itself was for many years, under threat of being lost to the sea due to the erosion by the Atlantic Ocean of the cliffs on which the Temple stands, bringing it closer to the edge and ruin.
Prints available to purchase, click here Dunluce Castle (from Irish: Dún Libhse) is a medieval abandoned castle set on the top of a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on the Causeway Coastal Route just 2 miles east of Portrush. It is one of the most iconic monuments in Northern Ireland. It is accessible via a bridge that connects it to the mainland and is surrounded by extremely steep drops on either side. There is a huge cavern 25 metres below the Castle known as the Mermaid’s Cave. The castle doubles as the looming reaver stronghold of Pyke on the Iron Islands in TV series Game Of Thrones.
Prints available to purchase, click here Ballygally or Ballygalley (from Irish: Baile Geithligh, meaning "Geithleach's townland") is a village and holiday resort in County Antrim, Northern Ireland which lies on the Antrim coast, approximately 3 miles (5 kilometres) north of Larne. Notable features include the distinct headland of Ballygally Head, Ballygally Castle, The White Bear Rock and a lovely sandy beach that is popular with tourists in the Summer months.
Ballygally Castle is said to be the oldest occupied building in the whole of Ireland and has a reputation for being haunted. It sits in the middle of the village at the junction with the road to Cairncastle and contains a 4-star hotel with renovated bar and restaurant. Available to purchase, please click here Ballycastle (from Irish: Baile an Chaistil, meaning "Town of the Castle") is a small rural seaside town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is on the North-Easternmost coastal tip of Ireland, in the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The harbour hosts the ferry to Rathlin Island, which can be seen from the coast.
Ballycastle Beach is a popular tourist destination and is approximately 1.2 kilometres in length. It runs from the pier at Ballycastle Marina at the western end to Pans Rock in the east and has lots of interesting features such as a little bridgeway over the water to a rock face. Ballycastle Beach is comprised of predominately sand with some shingle. Available to purchase now, click here The Giant’s Causeway is a natural rock formation. It is located on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, in the county of Antrim, a few miles from the town of Bushmills.
It is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern Ireland and was voted as the 4th best natural wonder in the UK. In 1986, UNESCO declared the rock formation a World Heritage Site, the only one in Northern Ireland.The formation consists of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, most of which are hexagonal. The columns form huge stepping stones, some as high as 39 feet, which slope down to the sea. Some of the columns have four, seven or eight sides. Weathering of the rock formation has also created circular structures, which the locals call ‘giant’s eyes’. Many of the columns fit together so closely that it is impossible to insert a knife blade between them. When viewed from above, the causeway looks like a man made street. A local legend says that the Giant’s Causeway was built by Finn McCool, a magical giant. One of the rock formations resembles a giant boot. Finn supposedly built the causeway so that he could reach Scotland without getting his feet wet. There is a similar rock formation 75 miles away across the sea, at Fingal’s Cave, in Scotland. The Giant’s Causeway was actually formed by intense volcanic activity about 50 million years ago. As the lava rapidly cooled , it contracted into the distinctive shapes. Prints available to purchase HERE This beautiful avenue of beech trees was planted by the Stuart family in the eighteenth century. It was intended as a compelling landscape feature to impress visitors as they approached the entrance to their Georgian mansion, Gracehill House.
Two centuries later, the trees remain a magnificent sight and have become one of the most photographed natural phenomena in Northern Ireland. In fact, the iconic trees have been used as a filming location in HBO's epic series Game of Thrones, representing the King's Road. Prints available to purchase, click here You can’t miss St John’s Point Lighthouse in gorgeous County Down. Its strikingly tall tower is marked with vibrant bands of yellow and black. These vivid colours, which distinguish it from other lighthouses, are known as its daymark. It is one of 70 lighthouses operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights around the coast of Ireland and continues to provide a vital role in maritime safety today.
Available to purchase today, click here Tollymore Forest Park was the first state forest park in Northern Ireland, established on 2 June 1955. The name Tollymore (Tulaigh Mhór) is derived from "large hill or mound", referring to the two hills, approximately 250 m high, which are located within the forest boundary. Their official names have been recorded as Slieve Neir (possibly from Sliabh an Aoire, meaning "the mountain of the shepherd") and Slieve Snaran (from either snarvan, meaning to creep, or snarban, meaning a cataract). However, they are more commonly known as The Drinns and Curraghard, meaning "ridge" and "marshy upland" respectively.
The forest has been used as a filming location for the TV series Game of Thrones and the film Dracula Untold. Available to purchase here |