Though it's got more lakes than the Lakes, more goats than Goatfell, and hill names as gnarly as the granite summits, it's also one of the least-hyped uplands in Britain. If the Galloway Hills are a blank on your personal walking map then you need to do something about that. Ronald Turnbull leads the way.
The Irish Government today announced the creation of a new National Park, the country's eighth. Located on the Dingle Peninsula, Páírc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí includes the rugged Conor Pass, the unique island of Sceilg Mhichíl, and Mount Brandon, one of...