PHOTO: Whiterocks Coastal Park in Northern Ireland

Whiterocks Coastal Park on the Coastal Causeway in Northern Ireland

Over the centuries, strong surf has eaten into the cliffs at Whiterocks Coastal Park, carving myriad caves and arches into the jagged white limestone. Where land has prevailed over ocean, stunning headlands like Shelagh’s Head, the Wishing Arch, Elephant Rock, and the Lion’s Paw, thrust out into the ocean. The exposed white cliffs are home … Read more

PHOTO: Mussenden Temple at Downhill Palace in Northern Ireland

Mussenden Temple at Downhill Palace, on the Coastal Causeway in Northern Ireland

Mussenden Temple at Downhill Palace in Northern Ireland was built by Fredrick Hervey, who was both the 4th Earl of Bristol and the Bishop of Derry. Hervey was extremely close to his young niece, Frideswide Bruce, leading people to suspect that the relationship was inappropriate. When these rumors reached the young woman’s father, he quickly … Read more