The Garvagh Pyramid in Garvagh, Northern Ireland

The Garvagh Pyramid in Garvagh, Northern Ireland

Nestled atop high ground in a bluebell wood in the village of Garvagh in Northern Ireland you'll find the Garvagh Pyramid. Erected c.1820-30 by Lord Garvagh who was inspired during a grand tour of Egypt, this 21-foot-high pyramid on an 18-foot-square base mausoleum was his intended resting place. When he passed away in France in 1840, he was never actually buried here. His wife lived for a further 51 years and opted not to be buried in the pyram…