Glendalough (f) - Sevenchurches or Camaderry - Bullaun Stone | Glendalough Cathedral - Sevenchurches or Camaderry - Church |
Glendalough Cross - Sevenchurches or Camaderry - High Cross | Glendalough Gateway - Sevenchurches or Camaderry - Miscellaneous Site |
Glendasan River (Glendalough g) - Bullaun Stone | Glendasan River (Glendalough h) - Bullaun Stone |
Glendasan River (Glendalough i) - Bullaun Stone | Glendasan River (Glendalough p) - Bullaun Stone |
Miner's Village - Glendalough - Miscellaneous Site | Reefert Church - Church |
Sevenchurches or Camaderry (Glendalough k) - Bullaun Stone | Sevenchurches or Camaderry (Glendalough l) - Bullaun Stone |
St. Kevin's Chapel - Sevenchurches or Camaderry - Church | St. Kevin's Well - Holy Well |
St. Mary's Church - Church | St. Saviour's - Church |
The Deer Stone (Glendalough D) - Derrybawn - Bullaun Stone | The Seven Fonts (Glendalough a) - Brockagh - Bullaun Stone |
Finally I have been to the visitor centre at Glendalough and very good it is too. The audio-visual presentation is a bit 'wishy-washy' and tells you very little about Glendalough itself, concentrating more on monastic life in Ireland.
Despite this quite disappointing start the rest of the displays are very informative and enjoyable. There is a nice model of what the settlement may have looked like in its prime as well as some good information boards.
Located inside you will find the Market Cross, featuring a crucifixion and bishop carved in high relief and some lovely Celtic knotwork. Also the nicer cross slabs have been moved inside too for protection.
Another mystery was also solved. I had heard that there were two bullaun stones next to St. Kevin's Chapel (County Wicklow), but could only ever locate one of them. The other has been moved inside the visitor centre and has a turn stone within it.
I'm not going to make an entry against each monument I took my mum to today. The pleasure of walking and talking to my mum was the reason for this visit. With her living in Spain I don't see enough of her and today's walk was a real pleasure.
I will use the trip as an excuse to post a variety of images from around Glendalough, though, some of which don't contain monuments. It's a great place and the valley itself is a monument in its own right.
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