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- ...n the border with Kerry and may be accessed from the area known as Priests Leap, near the village of Coomhola. The Galtee Mountains are located across part ...ere pushed westward into what is now West Cork and County Kerry. Dunlough Castle, standing just north of Mizen Head, is one of the oldest castles in Ireland16 KB (2,470 words) - 11:44, 6 October 2016
- [[File:Birr Castle, Offaly.jpg|right|thumb|Birr Castle]] ...n the south of the county is best known for its castle and gardens. [[Birr Castle]] is owned by the Parsons family, (the family bears the title: 'Earl of Ros18 KB (2,691 words) - 14:19, 26 June 2017
- A short distance upstream from the bridge on the riverside path is Cargill's Leap, a historic site where Donald Cargill, a minister and covenanter, escaped G ...e Rattray is the ancestral home of the chieftain of the Clan Rattray. The castle occupies a dominating position on the edge of the gorge above the river but7 KB (1,141 words) - 18:19, 15 February 2018
- ...' as ''Rislepe'', thought to be the Old English 'rysc hlyp', to mean 'Rush leap' (or "leaping place where rushes grow", in reference to the [[River Pinn]]. ...was used in the construction of the [[Tower of London]] in 1339, [[Windsor Castle]] in 1344, the [[Palace of Westminster]] in 1346 and the manor of the Black23 KB (3,664 words) - 19:27, 9 November 2016
- The name of the town derives from a castle (demolished in the 19th century) built by Felix Magennis in the late 16th c ...klore and give many of the towns attractions their names, such as Maggie's Leap being named after a local girl called Maggie, who leapt over the impressive8 KB (1,266 words) - 20:57, 24 January 2011
- ...t when early fortunes showed signs of giving way to decline, another great leap forward took place, with the discovery of ironstone in the Eston Hills in 1 ...sbrough and the area south of the River Tees. Originally formed at Dunster Castle, Somerset in 1688 to serve King William of Orange, later King William III,23 KB (3,547 words) - 14:53, 18 February 2016
- ...Saut Geffroy, Jersey.jpg|left|thumb|200px|''Le Saut Geffroy'' ("Geoffroy's Leap") and St Catherine's breakwater]] The rock known as ''Le Saut Geffroy'', or "Geoffroy's Leap", is reputed to be an ancient place of execution where criminals were throw5 KB (812 words) - 17:12, 24 April 2012
- ...es tidal and soon it comes down to [[Cilgerran]], over looked by Cilgerran Castle, and then to [[Cardigan]] through the steep-sided [[Cilgerran Gorge]]. Bel ...almon-leap-cenarth-falls-cardiganshire-47218 BBC - Your Paintings - Salmon Leap, Cenarth Falls, Cardiganshire]</ref>6 KB (914 words) - 09:47, 30 January 2021
- {{Infobox castle |name=Tintagel Castle19 KB (3,101 words) - 00:02, 15 March 2017
- ...lsham before the 1086 [[Domesday Book]], but evidence of a Roman road from Leap Cross across the Common, indicates some occupation before this. The manor ...he baronial wars and in the armed rivalry between Matilda and Stephen, the castle at Pevensey being garrisoned and held by opposing sides.12 KB (1,933 words) - 22:00, 15 August 2013
- ...of [[Bishop Auckland]] the Wear passes below Auckland Park and [[Auckland Castle]], the official residence of the [[Diocese of Durham|Bishop of Durham]] and ...''Peninsula'', forming a defensive enclosure, at whose heart lie [[Durham Castle]] and Durham Cathedral and which developed around the Bailey into Durham ci10 KB (1,502 words) - 14:26, 7 July 2016
- [[File:South Uist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Nicolson's Leap on the east coast of South Uist]] [[File:LewsCastle.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lews Castle, Stornoway]]31 KB (4,586 words) - 10:39, 12 June 2015
- </ref> Viator's Bridge, and the limestone features Lovers' Leap and Reynard's Cave.<ref> ...loor, where it is linked by a bridge to [[Tutbury]] whose [[Tutbury Castle|Castle]] overlooks the crossing. The river continues east passing the villages of6 KB (850 words) - 13:55, 15 September 2016
- |File:Carn Brea Castle by Ansom.jpg|Carn Brea Castle ===Carn Brea Castle===11 KB (1,646 words) - 11:07, 27 January 2019
- ...Other famed sights are Viator's Bridge, and the limestone features Lovers' Leap and Reynard's Cave.<ref name='nationaltrust'>[http://www.nationaltrust.org. ...rpe Cloud. A set of steps accesses the limestone promontory called Lover's Leap. The steps were built by Italian prisoners of war captured in the Second Wo15 KB (2,295 words) - 17:59, 14 September 2016
- [[File:Dartmouth Kingswear Castle.jpg|thumb|250px|Dartmouth and Kingswear Castles guard the mouth of the Rive [[File:Dart at Salmon leap 2.JPG|thumb|left|The River Dart showing the lower part of the fish ladder n11 KB (1,715 words) - 13:13, 26 November 2015
- ...oal seams at its peak, and evidence was found of earlier mine shafts. Bays Leap closed in 1966. Urban development west of Newcastle saw the village expand |title=Castle Morpeth District Local Plan 1991 - 20065 KB (790 words) - 15:42, 13 January 2016
- |picture caption=St Catherine's Island, Tenby. Taken from Castle Hill. ...nd''' is a small tidal island linked to [[Tenby]] in [[Pembrokeshire]], by Castle beach at low tide. The island, which is known colloquially as St Catherine'4 KB (604 words) - 12:53, 7 December 2016
- [[File:Wintours Leap.jpg|thumb|General view of Wintour's Leap]] '''Wintour's Leap''' is a noted viewpoint and rock-climbing location. It is located on the [[3 KB (529 words) - 08:56, 8 April 2017
- The placename comes from the Old Norse ''Lax Hlaup'' which means "salmon leap". The name in Irish (''Léim an Bhradáin'') is a direct translation of thi ...he oldest continuously-inhabited buildings in Ireland, pre-dating [[Dublin Castle]] by 30 years. It was used as a hunting base by King John when Lord of Irel19 KB (3,031 words) - 11:56, 6 October 2022
