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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.
By 1350, the castle had passed to a younger son of the Earl of Sutherland through marriage. It may have been then that the keep was abandoned, possibly because it was beginning to slip down the mound, and a new residence established at the north of the bailey.
Viscount Dundee, leader of the first Jacobite Rising, dined in the castle as a guest of James, Lord Duffus in 1689, prior to his victory against King William II’s government forces at Killiecrankie. Soon after, Lord Duffus moved to the nearby Duffus House. The castle quickly fell into decay.
On the edge of the coastal cliffs overlooking Island Rock near Kalbarri, Western Australia.
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The ruins of Castle Moil (Caisteal Maol) still guarding the narrows of Kyle Akin perched above the harbour at Kyleakin Isle of Skye...... Captured on a dreich West coast summers day.
Ardvreck Castle and Calda House.
Anyone travelling the A837 north from Inchnadamph over the years will have been intrigued by two ruins at the east end of Loch Assynt. The shell of Calda House stands close to the road, while the remains of Ardvreck Castle lie a little to the west, on a promontory projecting into the loch.
The relatively recent construction of a parking area with some excellent information boards between the two gives good access to Ardvreck Castle along a much improved path. A visit to Calda House requires a short walk alongside the road: but intending visitors should be aware that this remains a dangerous structure which can only be viewed from beyond the range of falling masonry. And it is worth bearing in mind that Ardvreck Castle is only a fragment of its former glory.
Weymss castle is in Fife near the town of Coaltown of Weymss and is still lived in by the Weymss family. This was taken from the coastal path between West Weymss and East Weymss
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.
By 1350, the castle had passed to a younger son of the Earl of Sutherland through marriage. It may have been then that the keep was abandoned, possibly because it was beginning to slip down the mound, and a new residence established at the north of the bailey.
Viscount Dundee, leader of the first Jacobite Rising, dined in the castle as a guest of James, Lord Duffus in 1689, prior to his victory against King William II’s government forces at Killiecrankie. Soon after, Lord Duffus moved to the nearby Duffus House. The castle quickly fell into decay.
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Kinloch Castle on the island of Rum.
It looks more like a stately home, but it is amazing inside. Almost exactly how it was duirng the 1920s, thios relic of the past shows the opulence of that ear - if you were one of teh richest families in Britian.
George Bullough, whose father made the families money in the cotton mill town of Accrington, Lancashire, built the castle in 1901. It took 300 men three years to complete and no expense was spared.
The red rock was imported, the decoartaions came from all over the world.
Apparenty he also held regualr parties of a dubious nature. Do an interned search on Kinloch and Bullough to find out more.
The bloke was married but it seems there were orgies all over the place, and a bit of gayness too. But nowt wrong with that like.
Another view of Kinloch Castle, this time with the blue turned up.
If you are ever in the area of western Scotland, near Fort William, or even Inverness, make the effort to get to Rum. There's nowt else on the island but the tour round the castle is quite staggering.
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.
By 1350, the castle had passed to a younger son of the Earl of Sutherland through marriage. It may have been then that the keep was abandoned, possibly because it was beginning to slip down the mound, and a new residence established at the north of the bailey.
Viscount Dundee, leader of the first Jacobite Rising, dined in the castle as a guest of James, Lord Duffus in 1689, prior to his victory against King William II’s government forces at Killiecrankie. Soon after, Lord Duffus moved to the nearby Duffus House. The castle quickly fell into decay.
Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c.1140 to 1705. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in 1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a dwelling and so was abandoned.
Now in the care of English Heritage Goodrich Castle takes its name from an English landowner, Godric, who built the first castle here in the late 11th century. Its fine Norman keep was added a generation later.
When William de Valence, a French nobleman, rebuilt the castle in the late 13th century, he created one of the most up-to-date castles of his day. Its impressive defences enclosed residential buildings of great complexity and sophistication.
Much of the castle was ruined by mortar fire in 1646, when Parliamentarians besieged it during the Civil War. Its Royalist garrison surrendered after a two-month siege.
Parliament used a locally made cannon called Roaring Meg to bombard the garrison into submission. The only surviving mortar from the Civil War, it is now on display in the castle courtyard.
In the 18th and 19th centuries the overgrown ruins became a magnet for visitors, attracted by the Wye valley’s historic monuments and untamed scenery.
I said I'd post a colour photo (honest!) so here it is! I purposely took the southern route back from Oban to check out Kilchurn Castle at the top of Loch Awe. Conditions were never going to be ideal but it doesn't really matter with a location as dramatic as this!
Chepstow Castle was first built from around 1067 by Earl William FitzOsbern an ally of William the Conqueror.
The location was an important consideration for the castle's future defences and its strategic value.
The castle was built at one of the gateways to Wales on a limestone cliff overlooking the River Wye.
The curve here in the river gave the castle its Welsh name - Striguil, meaning the bend.
The old Castle at Portencross
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The original Lions' Castle can be modified to have towers on both sides of the gate by just swapping two modules. Original instructions: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-68151/SleeplessNight/lions-castle
Sizergh Castle and Garden is a stately home and garden at Helsington in the English county of Cumbria, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Kendal. The castle, a grade I listed building,[1] is in the care of the National Trust along with its garden and estate. It is the home of the Hornyold-Strickland family.
In 2016 the Sizergh estate was included in the newly extended Lake District National Park. Wikipedia
Dunnottar Castle nr. Stonehaven at dusk.
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A stately home used as a location for the filming of both Brideshead Revisited and Bridgerton, in the latter case used for the exteriors of The Duke of Hastings' residence .
Building of Castle Howard began in 1699 and took over 100 years to complete to a design by Sir John Vanbrugh for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle.
The house is Grade I listed
It is a private residence, open to the public, the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years.
Photography of the Jever Castle, in the district of Friesland in Lower Saxony, Germany. The first castle at Jever was built by Edo Wiemken the Elder in 1416, which was destroyed by the East Frisians in 1420. Edo's successor Hayo Harldas rebuilt the castle in 1428, it was finally completed in 1505 by Edo the Younger. In 1736, the tower in baroque style was built. The result of multiple conversions was a small palace of the princes of Anhalt-Zerbst and Oldenburg.
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Shirburn Castle near Watlington in Oxfordshire.
There's a strange history to it. It looks well kept, but inside is derelict. handedon.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/shirburn-castle-oxfords... and an urbex raid in 2012 reveals the then state of the interior. www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/shirburn-castle-july-2012.7...
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Castle Crags Wilderness in Northern California with some dappled light. An area that I look forward to revisiting soon.
Silhouette of the 12th century Dinefwr Castle in the autumnal landscape at Llandeilo,Carmarthenshire,west Wales,UK.
Castle Combe
Village in England
Castle Combe is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 5 miles northwest of the town of Chippenham
A great deal od money has been used to update the castle interior to give tourists and locals a taste of the Highlands. It has been done very well. There's is also access to the ramparts from which interesting photos are a possibility.
Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by Robert II and his son Robert III
Well, it isn`t THIS Castle Black, but it`s black so I`ve decided to name it Castle Black. True story!!!
5x7 baseplates 32x32, and a lot of grey and black.
Special thanks for three brave men - Darek Mróz, Sariel and Jetboy who helped me with the photos :)
Well, that`s it I`m afraid.
Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, located between the villages of Craster and Embleton. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322, taking advantage of the site's natural defences and the existing earthworks of a former Iron Age fort. Thomas was a leader of a baronial faction opposed to King Edward II, and probably intended Dunstanburgh to act as a secure refuge, should the political situation in southern England deteriorate. The castle also served as a statement of the earl's wealth and influence, and would have invited comparisons with the neighbouring royal castle of Bamburgh. Thomas probably only visited his new castle once, before being captured at Battle of Boroughbridge as he attempted to flee royal forces for the safety of Dunstanburgh. Thomas was executed, and the castle became the property of the Crown, before passing into the Duchy of Lancaster.
Afternoon at the castle in the sun. There was a wedding at the castle and the Battle of Britain lancaster bomber made a flypast !
Shirburn Castle near Watlington in Oxfordshire.
It sits just below the Chilterns. A short video from March 2023.
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There's a strange history to it. It looks well kept, but inside is derelict. handedon.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/shirburn-castle-oxfords... and an urbex raid in 2012 reveals the then state of the interior. www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/shirburn-castle-july-2012.7...
How the keep would have looked in the 13th century, when King Henry III was entertained four times at Castle Acre by the 6th Earl of Warenne. (English Heritage)
Castle Rock is located in Douglas County Colorado and is situated approximately 25 miles south of Denver. Print Size 13x19 inches.
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October already.. it seems 2022 is on our doorstep and I haven't even fully processed 2020! 😮
I'm enjoying my autumn holiday now (one of the few perks I have as a teacher). And besides doing a lot of resting.. I have also been doing lots of editing of my photos and videos.
In August, I visited a castle in the south of the Netherlands. And because we had a very disappointing cold wet summer, I opted for a maxi dress.
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It was quite magical walking around in that castle.. so beautiful!!
I know owning a castle like that is very expensive and not very practical.. but I'd love to dream. 😊
Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge and is a great photographic venue - especially early in the morning before the coach parties arrive.
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