A forest walk with a detour to the top of The Scalp – panoramic views, but not for the faint-hearted! Finally, following week after week of downpours any time I was off work, we’ve had a couple of days sunshine and I’ve been able to undertake a little exploration that I’ve wanted to do for [...]
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Scary Scalp Walk
Posted in Co. Wicklow, Coillte, dublin, Dublin Bus route 44, Landscape, Odd Signs, The Scalp, The Sugarloaf, walks on August 1, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Carrickgollogan and it’s Tower Staircase
Posted in Disused Mines, dublin, Hilltop Structures, Landscape, walks on June 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A visit to a 150 year old tower on a hilltop with a scary-looking outside staircase, visible in many parts of south-east Dublin. For my second expedition, I picked something much more manageable, and took my American friend JS along with me. I will write this up as a “walk page” with directions shortly. Carrickgollogan [...]
Failing to find the lost mine of Cloghleagh
Posted in Disused Mines, History, Landscape, walks on May 28, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Last Sunday (May 20th) I set out for the first of my walks/explorations for this site, spurred on by the untimely death of a friend, who was only a little older than me, and of a similar level of unfitness. Having recently been rereading the excellent “Neighbourhood of Dublin” written by Weston St. John Joyce [...]
