Celtic
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Roman Baths Museum
Bath, England
1st cent. CE (ruins)
Located among Roman ruins, the Roman Baths Museum in Bath displays fragments of the Temple of Sulis Minerva, offerings to the goddess, the gilded head of her cult statue, and other notable artifacts.
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Monasterboice
County Louth, Ireland
This ancient monastic site includes a large cemetery, two ruined churches, a tall round tower and two of the finest high crosses in Ireland.
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Whitby Abbey
Whitby, England
1220
Founded by a Saxon princess, this abbey hosted an important church council and was powerful throughout the Middle Ages. Today, it is an evocative ruin on a windswept cliff overlooking the North Sea.
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Gleann Dá Loch
Ireland
This ancient monastic settlement in a spectacular natural setting was founded by St. Kevin, a hermit monk (d.618). Its extensive ruins include several churches and a graceful round tower.
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Clonmacnoise
County Offaly, Ireland
Founded 548; most buildings date from 900-1200
The extensive monastic ruins include a cathedral, castle, round tower, numerous churches, two important high crosses, and a large collection of early Christian grave slabs on display in the museum.
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Hill of Tara
County Meath, Ireland
Teamhair na RÃ ("Hill of the King") is a stretch of grassy landscape that has played a central role in Ireland's history, legend, and folklore. It contains several ancient burial mounds and other earthworks.
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Capel Non
St Davids
This small chapel ruin is picturesquely located in a field above St. Non's Bay on the Welsh coast. It is said to mark the site where St. Non gave birth to St. David around 500 AD.
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King Doniert's Stone
Cornwall, England
c. 875
King Doniert's Stone, located near the Hurlers stone circle in Cornwall, is a weathered stone cross carved with Celtic designs and a Latin inscription commemorating King Doniert, who died in 875 or 876.
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Skellig Michael
Ireland
founded 588, expanded c. 1000
From 588 to 1100, this dramatic rocky island of the west coast of Ireland hosted the tiny beehive huts of hermit monks.