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Disused border tower between former West- and East-Germany. It is located in a small village (Mödlarreuth) that was divided like Berlin. A small stream formed the border, which is now the border between Bavaria and Thuringia.
Stillgelegter Grenzturm zwischen der ehemaligen Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der DDR. Es befindet sich in einem kleinen Dorf (Mödlareuth), das wie Berlin geteilt wurde. Ein kleiner Bach bildete die Grenze, die heute die Grenze zwischen Bayern und Thüringen ist.
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Langley Castle in the Northumbrian valley of the South Tyne near Hayden Bridge was built in 1350 by Sir Thomas de Lucy. The de Lucy’s lived in a Manor house on an a substantial estate. In times of danger they made use of the nearby Staward Pele Tower. A raid by the scots in 1346, which resulted in the destruction of the Manor house, convinced Sir Thomas that a stronghold capable of defence in the event of Scots raids or other dangers in the border country was required. Sir Thomas died shortly after the Castle was finished and it passed by marriage first to the Umfravilles of Prudhoe then to the Percy family and the 1st Earl of Northumberland. The Percy’s quarreled with King Henry 1V but the Castle was gutted before it was confiscated by the King. In 1415 but Henry V restored the various properties to the Percy family. With the onset of the Wars of the Roses the 2nd and 3rd Earls of Northumberland supported the Lancastrian cause. The Yorkist King Edward 1V prevailed and the Percy properties were confiscated again but they were reinstated in 1469. In 1542 the Castle was described as ruined but as it was in a strategic position for defence against Scots raids and Reivers it was restored in 1550. The Crown returned the Percy estates in 1551 but the castle was again confiscated by Elizabeth 1st in 1558 after the 6th Earl of Northumberland took part in the Rising of the North. In 1622 the estate, including the Castle was bought by Sir Edward Radcliffe who later sided with the Royalists in the Civil War and the Castle was impounded later recovered in 16871. It passed to the Earls of Derwentwater who became involved in the Jacobite Rebellions and the Castle reverted to the Crown. The estate was let out and the Castle was left. In 1860 some restoration works was undertaken. In 1902 the Castle was purchased by John Bates who began major restoration continued after 1985 by Professor Stuart Madnick. The Castle has been restored sympathetically reflecting its history and is now an hotel.
Belsay Castle is a massive Border Tower originally surrounded by a Barmkin built in 1340. Whilst built for defence in what were the turbulent borderlands between England and Scotland it was intended to provide home comforts for Sir John Middleton who headed the Middleton family. The Tower saw little action; it's very size being something of a deterrent. The Tower is three storeys high although the south west corner is 2 storeys higher. There are machiolated turrets, a feature of some other borderland fortifications including Chipchase Castle and Greenknowe Tower. The Tower, typical of the Borders, included many features of those defensive structures. The Middleton family continued to live in the Tower. By the beginning of the 17th century the need for defensive structures had passed and in the early 17th century a new Jacobean wing was added to the Tower increasing the accommodation and the comforts. The Tower and Jacobean hall were supplemented by a plain Georgian extension in 1711. In 1817 the family left the resulting building in favour of Belsay Hall, which was built nearby in the Grecian Revival fashion, in 1817. The Estate Steward lived in the old building in the late 19th century and it was used by the Gamekeeper in the 1930s. In 1980 the Middletons moved to another property on the Estate and the tower was finally abandoned.
I guess Hillslap's owners enjoyed renovating the tower so much that they didn’t want to stop when they reached the end! This gatehouse with its pend now gives access to a small cobbled courtyard beyond. While I am not complaining (in the least), I am surprised that they got planning permission for such an unconventional design. I love the masonry work!
KSA Border Tower is Located at The King Fahad Causway, it is in between the border of KSA to Bahrain.
The Border Station was designed as two connected islands, where the west side is designated to Saudi Arabia and the east to Bahrain.
Another depiction of Hillslap as it looked prior to renovation, drawn by MacGibbon & Ross in the late 19th century. Back then, it stood more or less complete to the wallhead, although the internal floors had all collapsed, with the exception of the vaulted basement.
The Vale of the Allen Water was the prototype for the fictional 'Glendearg' in Sir Walter Scott's "The Monastery". Fifty years ago, the name Hillslap was little known to Galashiels folk, who knew both this tower and and the valley in which it stands as Glendearg.
Hillslap was a property of the Carncors or Cairncross family - as was nearby Colmslie in its later days. The lintel above the castle's doorway has the initials N.C. for Nicol Cairncross, carved into it, together with the date 1585 and the initials of his wife.
hirlwall Castle was built on an outcrop of land on the banks of the River Tiplalt at Greenhead in Northumberland. In Old English Thirlwall means “Gap in the Wall”. This reference is to Hadrians Wall and a gap in that Wall near where the castle was built. That name had been adopted by a local family who had profited from overseas war service. John Thirlwall built the castle in 1330 as a fortified home for the family who continued to occupy the castle for some 300 years. The area where the Castle was built was close to the Anglo Scottish Border and the Debatable Lands where there was instability and violence. There were Scottish raids across the border and more local raids by Border Reivers. The Castle, which was largely built with stone from Hadrians Wall, and was L shaped in plan with a large tower. It was attacked on a number of occasions but not taken. Edward 1st stayed there in 1306 and Sir Percival Thirlwall was Standard Bearer for Richard 111 at the Battle of Bosworth. The Castle was finally abandoned in 1769.
Hillslap Tower, which stood empty from about 1800, was restored in the 1980s. The building is a classic late 16th century L-plan, tall and elegant, with a stair turret corbelled out within the re-entrant angle. Access to the first floor is via a stair occupying the wing, and thereafter by the turnpike stair in the turret. The main block contains three storeys and an attic, and the wing contains one extra storey. The stair tower is supported on a squinch arch and then corbelling - an unusual feature. The walls are protected by wide-splayed gun-loops.
Littledean Tower was built on high ground at the meeting of the Maxton Burn and the River Tweed. The site had been occupied for some centuries before the Tower was built early in the 16th century as the principal residence in Maxton of the Kers of Cessford, a well known reiving family. It was originally built as an oblong Tower four stories high with walls five feet thick and surrounded by a barmkin. It was attacked by an English force commanded by the Earl of Hertford in 1544. The Barmkin was breached but the Tower was not taken and the attack was abandoned. As a result of this attack and concern about the effects of artillery the Tower was extended to result in its somewhat unusual shape. An additional D shaped Tower was added to the vulnerable west end of the oblong original. This extension provided a new entrance with a gunloop in the blocked up original entrance. The curved shape of the extension was intended to deflect incoming gunfire and gunloops were built into the ground and first floor walls. It remained a stronghold of the Kers until the 18th century. The Tower is said to be haunted with a number of stories explaining the presence of the ghostly apparition
Hillslap is much the most interesting of the three towers around Langshaw. It is the only one of the three to get an entry in Tranter's "Fortified House in Scotland" and the only one to get a proper entry in MacGibbon & Ross' "Castellated & Domestic Architecture of Scotland" although the other two rate a mention under the Hillslap entry.
This old photo, taken in 1930, shows Hillslap as it stood until recently, a roofless ruin. Colmslie Tower can be seen beyond and just to the left.
Littledean Tower was built on high ground at the meeting of the Maxton Burn and the River Tweed. The site had been occupied for some centuries before the Tower was built early in the 16th century as the principal residence in Maxton of the Kers of Cessford, a well known reiving family. It was originally built as an oblong Tower four stories high with walls five feet thick and surrounded by a barmkin. It was attacked by an English force commanded by the Earl of Hertford in 1544. The Barmkin was breached but the Tower was not taken and the attack was abandoned. As a result of this attack and concern about the effects of artillery the Tower was extended to result in its somewhat unusual shape. An additional D shaped Tower was added to the vulnerable west end of the oblong original. This extension provided a new entrance with a gunloop in the blocked up original entrance. The curved shape of the extension was intended to deflect incoming gunfire and gunloops were built into the ground and first floor walls. It remained a stronghold of the Kers until the 18th century. The Tower is said to be haunted with a number of stories explaining the presence of the ghostly apparition
Sizergh Castle began as a border Pele Tower built in the mid 13th century by Sir William de Strickland on land that came into the possession of the Strickland family in 1239. The massive Pele Tower remains at the heart of the present building. Alongside the Pele Tower was a hall and service block. The Stricklands played an important role in the border wars with Scotland and also the 100 years war with France. Sir Thomas Strickland carried the banner of St George at the battle of Agincourt in 1415. During the Tudor period much work was done to convert the original medieval buildings into an Elizabethan mansion the results of which can still be seen today. The property deteriorated in the 17th century when the Stricklands went into exile with James 11 but was restored late in the 18th century. Modernization was undertaken in 1897 but Sizergh retains it's medieval core and Elizabethan works.
What is this.. East German old Cold War Control Tower perhaps ?
I imagine guards tramping round the rusty railings ??
Halton Tower was built in 1380 by Robert Lowther who had married into the de Halton family. Sir John de Halton had entered an arrangement with Robert Bruce at the time of Bannockburn and the consequent fine made it necessary for him to sell the de Halton lands. Robert Lowther, his son in law, purchased some of the de Halton lands including the part upon which he built the Tower. It was built from salvaged Roman stone of which there was a fair amount in the Corbridge area. On Robert Lowther's death in 1383 the property passed to the Carnaby family. The Carnabys were closely involved with the Percy's, Earls of Northumberland. The Tower was attacked and captured by the Scots in 1385 but was recovered. William Carnaby was appointed Keeper of Tynedale in 1537 but was kidnapped by Reivers and held until rescued after payment of a ransom. In the late 17th century a house was built against the Tower. In 1751 the Tower and house passed by marriage to Sir Edward Blackett and the Blackett family remain in residence. There is a small Chapel in the grounds which was built on the site of a very early Chapel built in memory of Aelfwold the Anglo Saxon King of Northumbria who died in 788.
In October 1566 Mary Queen of Scots was 23 years old. She had been Queen of Scotland since returning from France in August 1561. She had entered a disastrous marriage to Lord Henry Darnley in July 1665. She bore him a son, who was later to become James 1st of England. In March. In March 1666 Lord Darnley was complicit in the murder of Mary’s secretary and companion Davido Rizzio. This effectively brought her relationship with her husband to an end. At Court was James Earl of Bothwell with whom a relationship developed. It was against that background that she would she travelled to the Royal Burgh of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders to be present in the town and at the Jedburgh Circuit Court. She stayed in aTower House let to her by the Kerrs of Ferniehurst. That house became known as Mary Queen of Scots House. Bothwell was a Border Lord who had responsibilities for law and order in the Borders from his home at Hermitage Castle. In a skirmish he sustained a sword wound. At the conclusion of her formal business Mary decided to visit him which involved a ride of around 25 miles across hills, bogs and moorland. The weather was bad and Mary returned on the same day. The result was serious illness, near death, and an extended stay at the house in Jedburgh. Lord Darnley was later murdered and suspicion fell on Bothwell and Mary but nothing was proved.
Kirkandrews Tower is situated near Longtown in the debateable lands of the Borders. It was built by Thomas Graham around 1550. The Grahams were a reiver family noted for their acts of lawlessness. The Grahams played a major part in the rescue of Kinmont Willie, a notorious reiver, from Carlisle Castle.. Near the Tower is the Church of St Andrew where many Graham family members are buried
Brougham Hall, just a mile south of Penrith, Cumbria, was built in the 14th century. A natural defensive position on the brow of the hill and water from two nearby springs made it a good site. As is so often the case the original heart of the Hall was a Pele Tower. It was one of the smallest Pele Towers in the Borders and is in a very ruinous state. Other surviving walls, gates and parts of Brougham Hall include remains of a Tudor Manor initially owned by the de Burgham family and the subject of extensive later modifications. In the 19th century Brougham Hall was referred to as the “Windsor of the north” and was used as a “stop over” by the Royal family when travelling between Windsor and Balmoral. The hall fell into ruin in the 1930s and was broken up by the 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux in the 1950s so that he could pay debts. The ruins have seen major restoration and clearance over the past few years being subject of a renovation project by volunteers.