He had us enthralled and thoroughly entertained, but Yorkie and I (George) realised that we had to tear ourselves away, otherwise we would never get our research for the Friendly Planet Guide done.
We made a visit to the historic ruins of Layd church which have a fabulous cliff top location just outside the village of Cushendall. Most of the ruins date back to around 1638 and there is a very peaceful atmosphere among them, possibly because the site was abandoned in 1790 when the last service was was held.
Can you find where we're hiding in the ruins in true 'Where's Bear' fashion?
We found two interesting crosses in the graveyard. The first we examined is a decorated Celtic cross dedicated to a local doctor who founded the medical school at, what later became, Queens's University, Belfast. We particularly liked the carved panels at the bottom of the cross and our favourite was the depiction of the Good Samaritan as we thought the donkey was great. We hope you can see him in our picture.
The next cross we looked at was very much older. We're not sure if it dates back to the early days of the church in 1288, but that doesn't matter. It is a wonderfully simple holed cross and the hole was just the right size for us to crawl through.
It was a good spot and we will certainly recommend a visit in the Friendly Planet Guide.
Lots of love George & Yorkie xxx
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We found you! Looks like you had a great time boys. Have you been showing Patrick the sights of Norfolk too?
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