วีดีโอ

It's a perfectly good guitar and feels great to play!

The mist definitely gave the forest an eerie ambience that morning...thanks for watching!

Just had a quiet one, I tend to hibernate this time of year to avoid the never-ending grey skies, rain and big storms 😆 Best wishes for the new year, looking forward to more of your videos! According to the info board a cairn would have covered most of the tomb but the capstone would have remained visible...as far as I remember there are some cairn stones embedded in the soil here and there around the site.

Aye , I am not a Christmas fan either. It's all got a bit ridiculous. Much prefer to rest for a couple of days. Regarding the channel, I am going to take a sabbatical. I have too much going on and too many responsibilities with family and work. No time for any fun unfortunately. I did get a couple of scenes for my short film project shot a few weeks ago. That was good craic . Hopefully get a chance to travel and shoot some more scenes in spring. But I will have to play it by ear. That's interesting about the dolmen, it must have been awesome looking. Anyway David, take care and I'll catch you later. 👍🍀

Sorry to hear that and I'll miss your uploads but real life gotta come first...anyway, I hope you have a great new year!

Aww... cheers David, that's really nice bud. I'll be back. 👊🍀

My pleasure, thank you for watching!

It is a lovely and peaceful location deep in the heart of the countryside! Hope you had a great Christmas and best wishes for 2025!

☺️ good comparison Gunn 😂😂 God Jul for your first Xmas back in the old hometown 🎄🎅

@david_v2.1 😊merry xmas David🎅. Enjoy the holidays🎄✨️! 🥰

Yes, I was googling stuff trying to find out some things about the cairn and Gullion kept coming up

Brilliant view from up there Billy!

It's a beautiful walk thru the forest and when the mist cleared the views were extra-special...a few lads were buzzing around on their quad bikes for a while but they didn't stay long...baltic up there too!

😀Thanks Donna!

😅I'm sure the people who erected it had a laugh about it too. I've never walked any of those trails either...getting too old for it now😆

The earliest tombs in Ireland are 5000 years old...they can be dated by carbon-14 analysis of bones and other organic material found inside the tombs

Donegal, from the original Irish spelling Dún na nGall, means 'the fort of the foreigners'

I agree...what it said on the website was that the skeleton was found when clearing stones around the tomb, not in it, so maybe it was a medieval murder victim buried in a shallow grave😱probably still lying somewhere in the field!

Poor soul....

Yes, I knew it wasn't much to look at but it was only a short distance from where I was driving to. Only stayed a few minutes for some pics and clips...not like I'll ever be back to see it again 😀

Thank you Jo! A lot of these tombs have been excavated but there are many more which still hold their secrets

Thank you...always a thrill to arrive at a tomb I haven't visited before

Yes no doubt, the church has been in ruins over 400 years now so it's really ancient too.

Don't think so Gunn, they must have cut the grass down so short and it died in a week of hot sun/no rain...tusen takk!

Thanks Jo!

ah it's because the videos are crap 🤣🤣 it's no big deal!

The videos are good. You need the name the channel properly and tag the videos properly

Thing is, I started this channel to post guitar videos...I don't post any of those videos much nowadays, but I might do in the future and I might post totally random videos now and again too. I've never chased views, it would be the easiest thing in the world to post clickbait titles/thumbnails for the views...I mainly use youtube to store video clips because I've lost so much footage and pics due to the blackscreen of death on old laptops...I do change the username randomly and very occasionally

yeah there are lots of them dotted around the countryside, most are in ruins

@@david_v2.1 oh I didn't know there was more thought it was just the one

There's a map to find historical monuments, buildings and ruins in NI...here is the link if you're interested. This is the newer version...not as good as the older version but still useful experience.arcgis.com/experience/8bb16b64f0994385a5c141027ae9d33e/#data_s=id%3AdataSource_2-18f19ce164c-layer-79%3A17828

@david_v2.1 I done digging on Google Maps and there is a lot of Windmill ruins mostly in county down its quite impressive

Not your usual standing stone!

Beautiful big stone Gunn!!

@@david_v2.1 stunning!!👌😍

Haha yes...unfortunately it means I have a tonne of clips to edit into videos so my phone is constantly running low on storage :/

It's a fantastic tomb!! The feather was being blown around in the breeze so I picked it up and planted it in the ground☺️using the iphone 12 camera

Ancient monuments...thousands I've visited maybe a couple of hundred...need a few lifetimes to get round all of them!!

@@david_v2.1 you are well on your way in this lifetime - keep em coming

Yes I remember that well😅 ...it was Stanton Drew stone circle in Somerset, England...the wee house is called the Round House...time flies!!!

@@david_v2.1 it sure does. Great trips and great memories 😊😊

First time I've seen a deep groove like that in a stone. Nice circle...went back the next morning with the drone but the field was full of cows so I drove on

@@david_v2.1 😅 Bloody cows....🐮 You can't turn your back on them.

😂

😂 it was way too cold and windy to light a fire that day!

Amazing place Nic, well worth the climb up the mountain!

No it's a dinky wee dolmen 😊 small but perfectly formed

Yes it was a great night! Hundreds of people were there though!!

Hola Gunn, it was beautiful up there, a bit windy though!

No masts or transmission station up here to spoil the view though!

@@david_v2.1 great point! I did a brief video up Croob last year but quality was poor with the wind. Will try again soon.

Yes the last section was a tough climb but great views and saw my first Irish lizard at the tomb!

🍀 The lucky lizard.... your lucky to see one David. Pretty rare wee beastie. I caught a glimpse of one years ago in Mayo . 👍🍀

Not aware of anything in this area...Ballyboley Woods in County Antrim has many reports of high strangeness

@@david_v2.1 thank you David I'm a member of IBRO Irish Bigfoot research organisation..I was on Deborah Hatswells BBR podcast you listened to..I'd like to chat to you if that's possible

@@BillyGWMorgan how do I get in touch Billy?

@@david_v2.1 can you post your email address? TH-cam won't let me post mine it removed it.

Found your facebook page...will join up

I love finding tombs in the woods - such a magical setting - even though they were originally erected at a location where they could be seen unobstructed from points all round the landscape

Yes it's a big diamond shaped capstone...had a great time down there! Lots of stones, circles and tombs. Yes just got a fold out bed in the back and a wee gas camping cooker...does the job!

not diamond...triangular!!

@@david_v2.1 Cool , I have been looking at a few different small van conversions recently. Definitely does the job... better than a tent that's for sure . I converted my van back in 2009 before van life really became a thing . She's getting on a bit now though.

You'll get much better mileage and they're better for navigating those narrow winding roads.

I kind of agree with you up to a point...firstly it shouldn't have been sited so close to a prehistoric tomb. The other sculpture by the same artist in Davagh Forest is beside the kids playground, so maybe somewhere more easily accessible for the kids and disabled would have been better at Gortin. But I like the sculptures...public art is a good thing...it provides a sense of belonging, a focal point for communities and it's well proven that it reduces stress an social anxiety....besides, the masts and transformer station on top of the mountain are the ugliest of horrid constructions

@@david_v2.1 yes it is bad enough having communication masts without adding to the desecration.

Thanks chum!

👍

Yes Cavan Burren Park makes for a good day trip...never many people around

👍