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FourWinds Mar 22, 2006 23:39:19
Replying to CianMcLiam

Funnily enough it is actually true in the majority of cases. Many are built to face into slopes too -

Howth, Gaulstown, Ahaglaslin kinda faces more into the hill than away from it, Arderawinny faces a cliff face that is just 10m from it, Kilgraney, Altdrumman is built just 5 from a rock outcrop, Ballyquin faces the slope in front of it, Brennanstown faces up the valley which is actually west rather than the usual east, Taylorsgrange faces towards the hill next to it (again west instead of east), Garran, Ardabrone, The Labby Rock, Larch Hill, Onagh, Gortnavern, Ballyknock ....

How many more do you want?

Kiltiernan, Mayo in Cavan, Legananny and Browne's Hill are a few of the exceptions.

C CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Mar 23, 2006 23:41:58
Replying to FourWinds

Hmmm in the limited range of my experience, I seem to have visited most of the exceptions and very few of the 'rule'! Dont know if I should concede the ones facing outcrops though, maybe if they can be interepreted as macro-hills :)

Ahaglaslin... Dont know if I can concede that one either, its not facing either up or down the hill!
Brennanstown/Labby Rock... follow the line of the valley with hills on either side so are niether uphill or downhill when they easily could have been.

Been to Kiltiernan, Legananny, Browne's Hill which face downhill.

This simply demonstrates that I need to see more portals as soon as possible :)

Just goes to show though, relying on photos can be deceptive. I had seen lots of photos of Dun Ruadh and yet I fully expected it to be on flat ground, looking at the same photos now it seems so clear that its on a slope. Odd.