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paulkernan says:
The area around the Sperrin Mountains in counties Fermanagh, Derry and Tyrone is home to a concentration of distinctive sites comprising of multiple stone circles associated with cairns and stone rows. The rings here are of small diameter and the stones themselves are diminutive, most struggling to…
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esterrene says:
The Çorum Archaeology Museum was smaller in size when compared to other bigger and more well known museums, but what they may lack in the extra space they make up with some very impressive and priceless artifacts excavated from the surrounding region. The Museum was also recently nominated for the …
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paulkernan says:
A mystical and ancient place.
The delightful, unspoiled, historic island lies just off the extreme Northeast corner of England near Berwick-upon-Tweed. The small population of just over 160 persons is swelled by the influx of over 650,000 visitors from all over the world every year.
A tidal Isla…
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Nectarios says:
I have decided to write a brief review for Aptera Hotel at Aptera Apokoronou in Chania, in order to clear the confusion that some visitors might have when searching for this hotel online.
First of all the hotel has taken its name from the ancient city of Aptera which is just a few minutes away f…
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mainhart says:
One of my must-sees in Ireland was Newgrange, the 5,000 neolithic tomb complex northwest of Dublin in the Boyne Valley. I took the Mary Gibbons Tour, which also includes the Hill of Tara. Mary is the guide and is very knowledgable and quite funny. The hill offered wonderful views of the Irish countr…
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paulkernan says:
The Grianán of Aileach guards the entrance of Inishowen on an 800-ft. high hilltop that offers a magnificent panorama of the “Island of Owen” as well as the twin Loughs of Foyle and Swilly. The original structure dates to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age (2000 B.C.) and consisted of central …
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alyssa_ob says:
The Viking Museum in Haddeby houses a collection of artifacts that were found in excavations of the nearby Haithabu Viking settlement. This settlement was southernmost Viking settlement. The Vikings came up the Schlei (inlet) from the Baltic Sea and then came into the Haddeybyer Noor (lake) to the …
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paulkernan says:
Near Raphoe stands the fascinating Beltony Stone Circle, the "Stonehenge of Donegal" which, in fact, has been dated as being 200 years older than Stonehenge. So it's clearly worthwhile discovering "Donegal's best kept secret" for yourself. It is reported that Agatha Christie did so in the early 1900…
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xaroula says:
This site was closed for many years (beginning in 1999) but has opened again. The Museum was completely renovated and reinstalled, and the lighting and information is excellent. The Museum in particular makes a good introduction to Greek pottery, including pieces from a wide range in time peri…
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geokid says:
Coba is a large Maya site that is located in the state of Quintana Roo. It is 56 miles east of Chichén Itza about 26 miles west of the Caribbean Sea, and 29 miles northwest of the site of Tulum. The ruins are situated around two cenotes. Numerous sacbeob leave Coba to various smaller sites. One suc…
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ajdennis1980 says:
Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge in the North of Nottinghamshire.
There is an exhibition where you can learn about your ice age ancestors and see the stone tools and remains of animals found in the caves. Then outdoors there is a lake and caves within the gorge.
We decided to do both of th…
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alyssa_ob says:
This little park is located just north of Manchester, TN. It is free and has pretty nice (but short) hiking trails. The trails start on top of 85 ft cliffs and drop down to river level (and back up, of course!). There are a few different waterfalls, most of which you can climb down near them (alt…
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alyssa_ob says:
Located in the next town over from Colorado Spring, the manitou cliff dwellings are sandstone brick homes built underneath a red sandstone overhang. The dwellings were built by the Anasazi over 700 years ago. You can walk through the buildings and climb through the windows and doors to enter each r…
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Beaghmore Stone Circles and Rows
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Wikinger Musuem Haithabu
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Manitou Cliff Dwellings
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