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Bourscheid Castle is Luxembourg‘s biggest castle, situated on a steep promontory, perched 150 metres high above the Sûre river. The castle was probably built in the 10th century, and then extended in the 14th and 15th centuries, when the fortress wall was added.
The castle was founded in the thirteenth century, and became a stronghold of the Clan Mackenzie and their allies the Clan MacRae. In the early eighteenth century, the Mackenzies' involvement in the Jacobite rebellions led in 1719 to the castle's destruction by government ships. Lieutenant-Colonel John Macrae-Gilstrap's twentieth-century reconstruction of the ruins produced the present buildings.
Lord Jakorin of Anvilon's personal castle in his city of Aargidil.
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I hope to build more of Aargidil in the future. But boy, what a pain this thing was to build and keep together for photos! Enjoy!
A soft reflection of Castle Mountain in the semi-frozen Bow River. One of the many gorgeous mountains in Banff National Park, Alberta. Oh, Canada!
Off-shore winds with incoming tide in Embleton Bay with Dunstanborough Castle silhouetted against the grey sky.
The site of Dunstanburgh Castle in north-east Northumberland was probably first occupied in prehistoric times A promontory fort with earthwork defences was built on the same location at the end of the Iron Age, possibly being occupied from the 3rd century BC into the Roman period. By the 14th century, the defences had been long abandoned, and the land was being used for arable crops. Dunstanburgh formed part of the barony of Embleton, a village that lies inland to the west, traditionally owned by the earls of Lancaster.
The origins and the earliest appearance of the name "Dunstanburgh" are uncertain. Versions of the name, "Dunstanesburghe" and "Donstanburgh" were in use by the time of the castle's construction, however, and Dunstanburgh may stem from a combination of the name of the local village of Dunstan, and the Old English word "burh", meaning fortress.
We are going to visit the castle in Malbork :)
The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, the largest Gothic castle complex in the world, is a 13th-century Teutonic castle and fortress located near the town of Malbork on the river Nogat in Poland. It was originally constructed by the Teutonic Knights, a German Catholic religious order of crusaders, in a form of an Ordensburg fortress. The Order named it Marienburg in honour of Mary, mother of Jesus. In 1457, during the Thirteen Years’ War, it was sold by the Bohemian mercenaries to King Casimir IV of Poland in lieu of indemnities and it since served as one of the several Polish royal residences and the seat of Polish offices and institutions, interrupted by several years of Swedish occupation, and fulfilling this function until the First Partition of Poland in 1772. From then on the castle was under German rule for over 170 years until 1945. The castle is a classic example of a medieval fortress and, on its completion in 1406, was the world's largest brick castle. UNESCO designated the "Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork" and the Malbork Castle Museum a World Heritage Site in December 1997.
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Idziemy zwiedzać zamek w Malborku :)
Zamek w Malborku – jeden z największych zamków na świecie, położony na prawym brzegu Nogatu, wzniesiony w kilku etapach od 1280 do poł. XV w. przez zakon krzyżacki. Początkowo konwentualna siedziba komtura, od 1309 po przeniesieniu przez Siegfrieda von Feuchtwangena stolicy zakonu do Malborka, siedziba wielkich mistrzów zakonu krzyżackiego i władz Prus Zakonnych do 1457, w latach 1457–1772 rezydencja królów Polski, od 1466 siedziba władz Prus Królewskich, od 1568 siedziba Komisji Morskiej, w 1772 zajęty przez administrację Królestwa Prus i zdewastowany w latach 1773–1804; rekonstruowany w latach 1817–1842 i 1882–1944, zniszczony w 1945, ponownie rekonstruowany od 1947; w 1949 wpisany do rejestru zabytków, w 1994 uznany za pomnik historii, w 1997 wpisany na listę światowego dziedzictwa UNESCO jako jeden z najznakomitszych przykładów średniowiecznej architektury obronno-rezydencyjnej w Europie Środkowej. Od 1961 zamek jest siedzibą Muzeum Zamkowego w Malborku.
Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
The original castle was a small fort, built around 1320 by Clan MacDougall who were then Lords of Lorn.[3] Around 1388 the Stewarts took over the Lordship of Lorn, and it is believed that they built the castle in its present form around the 1440s. The Stewart's relative King James IV of Scotland visited the castle, and a drunken bet around 1620 resulted in the castle passing to Clan Campbell. After changing hands between these clans a couple of times the Campbells finally abandoned the castle in about 1840, when it lost its roof. In 1908 the castle was bought by Charles Stewart of Achara, who carried out basic conservation work. In 1965 Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward acquired the castle and over about ten years fully restored it. Castle Stalker remains in private ownership and is open to the public at selected times during the summer.
Eine der stärksten Festungen im Königreich England ist das Edinburgh Castle. Es steht auf einem Vulkankegel inmitten der Stadt und diente als königlicher Palast, Arsenal, Waffengießerei,Staatsgefängnis, Aufbewahrungsort der Kronjuwelen und Infanteriekaserne.
Eilean Donan is considered to be the most photographed castle in Scotland. A quick check reveals there are about 48,000 images of the old place just on Flickr. Many from the same (or similar) viewpoint. I can’t see too many with the tree to the right in the shot, though. Given that it was around 40 years ago, I guess it might not be there now? Or
people don’t want a bit of foreground interest, if it is.
So why am I bothering to post another one on here?
I was going through a box of photographic prints the other day and I came across this from (I think) 1984. It was a misty atmospheric day so I quite like it myself as it is so analogue. It would have been taken originally with my Olympus XA
The original print was then snapped on my cameraphone (for some reason it didn't scan properly on my printer) then transferred by Bluetooth to my PC and cropped (to get my kitchen worktop off!) etc in Adobe Photoshop Elements.
The castle headland bathed in the last glow of the setting sun.I liked the strong sense of colour and the striking shadow line as the sun started to sink below the horizon.
The young lads out in the bay make the most of the last of the daylight on their bodyboards.
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Château de Coucy is a castle in ruins. It was built in the 1220 and the donjon was the largest in Europe. This is all that remains of it, it was blown up in 1917 by retreating German forces (it is not known if it was for military purposes or destroying for destroying's sake). The rest place is in ruins - but more standing ones, like the wall to the far left in this shot.
Rumelihisarı (also known as Rumelian Castle and Roumeli Hissar Castle) or Boğazkesen Castle (literally meaning "Strait-Cutter Castle") is a medieval fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey, on a series of hills on the European banks of the Bosphorus. The fortress also lends its name to the immediate neighborhood around it in the city's Sarıyer district.
No, unfortunately, it's not my house! LoL! I liked the way the lights highlighted the design & shape of the house! Hope you're all just about ready for Christmas, time is flying by!
Český Krumlov Castle is located in the city Český Krumlov in the Czech Republic. It dates back to 1240 when the first castle was built by the Witigonen family, the main branch of the powerful Rosenberg family.
This 16th-century castle, located near Aberfeldy, was the seat of the Chiefs of Clan Menzies for over 400 years. The Castle was restored from an empty ruin.
Le Fort La Latte d’abord appelé château de la Roche Goyon a été édifié au XIVe siècle. Remarquable par sa situation sur un cap rocheux, face à la mer, il a servi de décor à plusieurs films.Le château de la Roche-Goyon fut construit au XVe siècle par le seigneur de Matignon, Étienne III Gouÿon. Sur le chemin menant au château se dresse un menhir qui représente le doigt de Gargantua. La légende dit que celui-ci l'aurait perdu alors qu'il enjambait la Manche afin de rejoindre les côtes d'Angleterre. On y trouve aussi la trace de son pied et de sa canne.
Sources : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort-la-Latte
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Castle Stalker is a four-story tower house or keep picturesquely set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich. Scotland
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Pendragon Castle, Mallerstang valley, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England, UK
According to legend the original castle was built by Uther Pendragon, father of King Arthur, in the 5th century and may have been the site of his death when a well was poisoned by the Saxons. However, there is no evidence to support the legend that there was a castle here before the 12th century.
Pendragon Castle has had several notable owners including Sir Hugh de Morville - one of the knights who murdered Sir Thomas Beckett in 1170. He was Lord of Westmorland and Hugh's Seat - a peak on the Mallerstang ridge - is named after him. Lady Anne Clifford was a very well known landowner who rebuilt the Castle after it had been destroyed by a Scott's raiding party. She added a brewhouse, bakery, stables and coach house and was a frequent visitor until her death in 1676.