Unsolved - It's that photo again !!!
Sorry , I know some of you have seen this before but for those that have not , here goes !
Picture taken by my wife back in 2010 when we visited Castle Rising Castle , of particular interest because it was built by her great grandfather umpteen times ( William d'Aubigny sometimes refered to as d'Albini ) back in 1138 . The picture was taken on about the most basic digital cameras which was a give away when buying a printer , I had taken shots of this spot with my pano bridge but I did not capture what she has !!
In the upper section is a protective piece of perspex over some old brickwork causing some reflections of the window opposite ( which please note is far above ground level ) . In the notes on the picture we will start with box 2 - a reflection of a ladies head and please note it is not that of my wife and the chamber was empty other than my daughter who was sitting out of sight . It even looks like the person is looking in through the window from the outside , but remember the window is on an upper level !! This made us look more deeply into the shot and what is worrying is what is in box 1 ( see enlargement in the first comment ) . We had chatted to the then person supervising the Castle on behalf of the owner ( Lord Howard ) and English Heritage and was also quite a paranormalist - it was not something he could explain and was somewhat spooked with it himself .
I leave you to your own conclusions .
Castle Rising Castle
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
Building of the castle was begun in 1138 by the Norman lord William d'Albini for his new wife, the widow of Henry I. In the 14th century it became the luxurious residence of Queen Isabella, widow (and alleged murderess) of Edward II.
Castle Rising Castle is one of the most famous 12th Century castles in England. The stone keep, built in around 1140 AD, is amongst the finest surviving examples of its kind anywhere in the country and, together with the massive surrounding earthworks, ensures that Rising is a castle of national importance. In its time Rising has served as a hunting lodge, royal residence, and for a brief time in the 18th century even housed a mental patient.
The most famous period in its history was when it came to the mother of Edward III, Queen Isabella, following her part in the murder of her husband Edward II. The castle passed to the Howard family in 1544 and it remains in their hands today, the current owner being a descendant of William D'Albini II, the Norman baron who raised the castle.
Castle Rising Castle is one of the most famous 12th Century castles in England. The stone keep, built in around 1140ad, is amongst the finest surviving examples of its kind anywhere in the country and, together with the massive surrounding earthworks, ensures that Rising is a castle of national importance.
In its time Rising has served as a hunting lodge, royal residence, and for a brief time in the 18th century even housed a mental patient. The most famous period in its history was when it came to the mother of Edward III, Queen Isabella, following her part in the murder of her husband Edward II. The castle passed to the Howard family in 1544 and it remains in their hands today, the current owner being a descendant of William D'Albini II, the Norman baron who raised the castle.
The great earthworks which form the whole site and extent of the castle cover an area of between 12 and 13 acres, and comprise a main central enclose, or inner bailey, and two lesser outworks respectively to east and west. The central enclosure, in shape something between a circle and an oval about 73m north to south and 64m east to west, has a circumference around its crest of about 320m, and is far and away the strongest, with it banks, even now after the cumulative and combined effects of erosion and in-filling, rising to a height of some 18m.
Within the inner bailey can be found the remains of an early Norman Church. Discovered in the early nineteenth century when the bailey was cleared of accumulated sand and soil, it is the earliest building within the site, pre-dating even the castle itself. Dating from around the late eleventh century it is thought to be the first parish church of Rising (no earlier church has been discovered) and was probably replaced by the current twelfth-century church when the castle was founded.
Unsolved - It's that photo again !!!
Sorry , I know some of you have seen this before but for those that have not , here goes !
Picture taken by my wife back in 2010 when we visited Castle Rising Castle , of particular interest because it was built by her great grandfather umpteen times ( William d'Aubigny sometimes refered to as d'Albini ) back in 1138 . The picture was taken on about the most basic digital cameras which was a give away when buying a printer , I had taken shots of this spot with my pano bridge but I did not capture what she has !!
In the upper section is a protective piece of perspex over some old brickwork causing some reflections of the window opposite ( which please note is far above ground level ) . In the notes on the picture we will start with box 2 - a reflection of a ladies head and please note it is not that of my wife and the chamber was empty other than my daughter who was sitting out of sight . It even looks like the person is looking in through the window from the outside , but remember the window is on an upper level !! This made us look more deeply into the shot and what is worrying is what is in box 1 ( see enlargement in the first comment ) . We had chatted to the then person supervising the Castle on behalf of the owner ( Lord Howard ) and English Heritage and was also quite a paranormalist - it was not something he could explain and was somewhat spooked with it himself .
I leave you to your own conclusions .
Castle Rising Castle
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
Building of the castle was begun in 1138 by the Norman lord William d'Albini for his new wife, the widow of Henry I. In the 14th century it became the luxurious residence of Queen Isabella, widow (and alleged murderess) of Edward II.
Castle Rising Castle is one of the most famous 12th Century castles in England. The stone keep, built in around 1140 AD, is amongst the finest surviving examples of its kind anywhere in the country and, together with the massive surrounding earthworks, ensures that Rising is a castle of national importance. In its time Rising has served as a hunting lodge, royal residence, and for a brief time in the 18th century even housed a mental patient.
The most famous period in its history was when it came to the mother of Edward III, Queen Isabella, following her part in the murder of her husband Edward II. The castle passed to the Howard family in 1544 and it remains in their hands today, the current owner being a descendant of William D'Albini II, the Norman baron who raised the castle.
Castle Rising Castle is one of the most famous 12th Century castles in England. The stone keep, built in around 1140ad, is amongst the finest surviving examples of its kind anywhere in the country and, together with the massive surrounding earthworks, ensures that Rising is a castle of national importance.
In its time Rising has served as a hunting lodge, royal residence, and for a brief time in the 18th century even housed a mental patient. The most famous period in its history was when it came to the mother of Edward III, Queen Isabella, following her part in the murder of her husband Edward II. The castle passed to the Howard family in 1544 and it remains in their hands today, the current owner being a descendant of William D'Albini II, the Norman baron who raised the castle.
The great earthworks which form the whole site and extent of the castle cover an area of between 12 and 13 acres, and comprise a main central enclose, or inner bailey, and two lesser outworks respectively to east and west. The central enclosure, in shape something between a circle and an oval about 73m north to south and 64m east to west, has a circumference around its crest of about 320m, and is far and away the strongest, with it banks, even now after the cumulative and combined effects of erosion and in-filling, rising to a height of some 18m.
Within the inner bailey can be found the remains of an early Norman Church. Discovered in the early nineteenth century when the bailey was cleared of accumulated sand and soil, it is the earliest building within the site, pre-dating even the castle itself. Dating from around the late eleventh century it is thought to be the first parish church of Rising (no earlier church has been discovered) and was probably replaced by the current twelfth-century church when the castle was founded.