February 2006

Sunday 5th

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Mottes (11)
Promontory Forts (2)
Raths (14)
Ring Forts (4)
Stone Forts (15)
Fulachta Fiadha(2)
Souterrains(5)
Ogham Stones(26)
Early Christian(237)
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Bullaun Stones(68)
Carved Heads and Figures(19)
Carved Figures (4)
Carved Heads (1)
Sheela-na-Gigs (14)

Sunday 5th - The Shape of Things to Come

Today's trip took the form I think many of my future trips will have to take: Long circuitous routes taking in sites all along the way. This is because there are very few areas where I haven't seen a lot of stuff, so now I will have to do a site here, a site there and so on.

Today did prove that there are still good sites out there to see, though and I'm looking forward to the coming months.

I did go to Tara first thing this morning to see if I could observe the Imbolc sunrise lighting up the passage in The Mound Of The Hostages, but there was too much cloud and haze. At least this meant I could head north to see some new sites and visit a few old favoutites too.


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