History Ruins

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What is a ruin? We’re running off of “You know it when you see it” at the moment. Ruins should be non-functioning structures of some age, or their function reduced to tourism and the like.

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Overgrown remains of Ballymarkahan Castle, Ireland (lemmy.world)

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[–] pg_jglr@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm always torn on if this type of ruin should be allowed to just fade away or artificially preserved

[–] endlessvoid@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago

If it's any consolation, there are hundreds of these towerhouses/castles scattered throughout Ireland, some are like this one, some are little more than a pile of rocks, but a fair number are restored to some degree.

Craggaunowen Castle and Knappogue Castle are restored and used regularly for re-enactments, both are a stones throw from this ruin.