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Laugharne Castle is a castle in the town of Laugharne in southern Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located on the estuary of the River Tâf and was originally established in 1116.
Boxtel is a small town, but its big church shows that it was an important place once. Just outside the town you'll find a park in which lies this castle, Kasteel Stapelen. The entire complex was given a new look in early neo-Gothic style in 1857-1858, to fit the then popular ideas about what a medieval castle should look like. Towers were heightened, the facade of the chapel was renewed and countless battlements were added to places where there never had been any. Since 1915 the castle has been used as a monastery. In the Middle Ages a miracle occured here which is still celebrated each year with a big procession.
Created for Textures for Layers Challenge #23: Belvedere Castle
Credits to jessi. for the texture
Original photo by Nesster
Background is a sky take by me
"Medieval Wall Walk"
Daily Photo: 17 Aug 2022 (Wed)
Located: Lincoln Castle, England, UK
Filmed and edited by Kelvin Ho
…… Cold & grey all the way into Wales then the clouds parted to this! An excellent National Trust grand Country House. So no problem finding my #116 photo of the day! Taken on my phone in Apple RAW and edited in Lightroom. Alan:-)
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The Castle was built as a summerhouse in 1754 for Randle Wilbraham I of Rode Hall. It was built to look like part of a castle of a bygone era, and would have enhanced the view of the newly constructed Rode Hall some 3 miles away on the Cheshire side of the hill. Mr. Wilbraham employed local stonemasons John and Ralph Harding. It is said they were paid 1 shilling a day, and one of the members of the family lost a hand while constructing the castle. The Wilbraham family used the summerhouse for picnics and entertaining friends on days out.
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The iconic ruin of Dunluce Castle bears witness to a long and tumultuous history. First built on the dramatic coastal cliffs of north County Antrim by the MacQuillan family around 1500, the earliest written record of the castle was in 1513.
It was seized by the ambitious MacDonnell clan in the 1550's, who set about stamping their mark on the castle under the leadership of the famous warrior chieftain Sorely Boy MacDonnell during an era of violence, intrigue and rebellion.
In the 17th century Dunluce was the seat of the earls of County Antrim and saw the establishment of a small town in 1608. Visitors can explore the findings of archaeological digs within the cobbled streets and stone merchants’ houses of the long-abandoned Dunluce Town.
Chepstow Castle (Welsh: Cas-gwent) at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Located above cliffs on the River Wye, construction began in 1067 under the instruction of the Norman Lord William fitzOsbern. Originally known as Striguil, it was the southernmost of a chain of castles built in the Welsh Marches, and with its attached lordship took the name of the adjoining market town in about the 14th century.
"The Loveliest Castle in the World" is just along the road from where i live had their firework display this evening I was lucky to have some press passes to go and watch and take pictures
Skenfrith Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Skenfrith in Monmouthshire, Wales. The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wales to Hereford. Possibly commissioned by William fitz Osbern, the Earl of Hereford, the castle comprised earthworks with timber defences. In 1135, a major Welsh revolt took place and in response King Stephen brought together Skenfrith Castle and its sister fortifications of Grosmont and White Castle to form a lordship known as the "Three Castles", which continued to play a role in defending the region from Welsh attack for several centuries
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On the centuries-old Soelen estate lies Soelen Castle. The castle is surrounded by a moat and all around is an extensive (linear) landscape of forest and meadows crisscrossed with hiking trails. Since the early 1990s, Soelen Castle and the surrounding 157-hectare estate have been owned by Staatsbosbeheer. It was recently decided to sell the apartments in the castle, the coach house, the apartment in the gatehouse and the garages owned by Staatsbosbeheer.
Areas and contents
Living area: approx. 1,385m²
Plot area: approx. 1.4 ha
Living room area: approx. 322m²
Other area: approx. 95m²
Volume: approx. 8,874m³ Layout Number of rooms: 31 Number of bedrooms: 12 Number of bathrooms: 9 Number of floors: 13
Asking price: € 2,450,000 k.k.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison.
Scotney Castle is a country house, romantic garden, 14th century moated castle - all in a beautiful wooded estate. Owned by the National Trust, it is so beautiful at this time of year.
a romantic scene at Prague castle in a rainy day
EN - The steep road to Trostburg Castle and a small vineyard, Waidbruck, South Tyrol, Italy.
IT - La strada ripida che porta al Castel Forte e un piccolo vigneto, Ponte Gardena, Alto Adige.
I'm setting up a folder specially for my pics of the fascinating area in Turkey known as Cappadocia. It is world famous for its natural geological formations, the most well known being the "fairy chimneys" at Pasabag, and the daily hot-air balloon rides. Although entirely natural in origins, there are many old man-made cave dwellings, churches and networks of tunnels as high/deep as 11 storeys carved out from some of the strange looking hills and terrain. Some of these man-made caves have been recently converted into boutique hotels and restaurants while most of them are left empty and unused. The biggest and tallest hill with those dwellings from days gone by is shown in this pic and is called the Uchisar Castle.
Having been forced to climb Snowdon the day before due to the poor weather forecast we spent time driving around the area. With very low clouds and hazy conditions it was hard to take any reasonable photographs. A wonderful place which we were fortunate enough to have to ourselves for 15 minutes.
Doune Castle was built as the home of Regent Albany, ‘Scotland’s uncrowned king’. Doune is a popular filming location and has featured in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Game of Thrones and Outlander.
On my way back from Germany I had opportunity to go to Dover Castle. the grounds of the castle are very big i suggest a 2 day trip to all of the castle and the WWII parts. Here is one of my photos from day 2 Photo taken on Canon EOS 650D
Sigma 10-20mm F3.5
Dunster castle stands on the North East edge of the Exmoor national park in Somerset, England. Some parts of castle date back to the 13th century, though the hill on which it stands has been fortified since the late Anglo Saxon period. The Luttrell family were in residence for over 600 years, during which time many changes were made, the latest being in the in 1867..
Powis Castle (Welsh: Castell Powis) is a medieval castle, fortress and grand country mansion near Welshpool, in Powys, Mid Wales.
The castle has also been known as Castell Coch, Castell Pool, Castell Pola, Castell Pole, Castell Trallwng, Red Castle, Redde Castle and Castel Cough.
2016 04 02 123802 Wales Powis Castle PM1