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Fonmon Castle is a fortified medieval house near the village of Fonmon in the Vale of Glamorgan. It dates from the 13th century, and is still in use as a private residence. The walled gardens are surrounded by woodlands.
The present owners, the Boothby family, are descendants of Colonel Philip Jones, who bought the house in 1656. Notable features include the library, designed by Thomas Stocking.
Portchester Castle is a Norman Baronial Castle built within a Roman Fort. The Romans built the fort here between 285AD and 290AD
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.
Kilkenny Castle (Irish: Caisleán Chill Chainnigh) is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland. It was the seat of the Butler family. Formerly the family name was FitzWalter. The castle was sold to the local Castle Restoration Committee in the middle of the 20th century for £50. Shortly afterward it was handed over to the State, and has since been refurbished and is open to visitors. Part of the National Art Gallery is on display in the castle. There are ornamental gardens on the city side of the castle, and extensive land and gardens to the front. It has become one of the most visited tourist sites in Ireland.
Kilkenny castle was the venue for the meeting of the General Assembly, or parliament, of the Confederate Ireland government in the 1640s.
Awards and conferring ceremonies of the graduates of "Kilkenny Campus" of National University of Ireland, Maynooth have been held at the castle since 2002.
The present castle is located on a prominent vantage point at a bend in the River Nore. This strategic site was where the local kings, the O'Carrolls (840 AD), O’Dunphys and Fitzpatricks, had their castle(s) before the Norman invasion. Richard de Clare (also known as Strongbow) built the first Norman tower on the site in 1172. Twenty years later, de Clare's son-in-law, William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, built the first stone castle on the site, of which three towers still remain. The entrance was through the (now missing) east wall. Various other features of the original castle have also been excavated, including original stone buttressing and a garderobe.
The Butler family arrived in Ireland with the Norman invasion, changing their name from Walter in 1185. The castle was owned by Sir Gilbert De Bohun who inherited the county of Kilkenny and castle from his mother in 1270. In 1300 he was outlawed by Edward I but was reinstated in 1303 and he held the castle until his death in 1381. It was not granted to his heir Joan, but seized by the crown and sold to the Butler family. By 1391, the family had become wealthy, and James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde, bought the castle and established himself as ruler of the area. The Butler dynasty then ruled the surrounding area for centuries.
In the 17th century, the castle came into the hands of Elizabeth Preston, wife of then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, another James Butler, also 12th Earl and 1st Duke of Ormonde. Butler, unlike most of his family, was a Protestant and throughout the Irish Confederate Wars of the 1640s was the representative of Charles I in Ireland. However, his castle became the capital of a Catholic rebel movement, Confederate Ireland, whose parliament or "Supreme Council" met in Kilkenny Castle from 1642-48. Ormonde himself was based in Dublin at this time. The east wall and the northeast tower of the Castle were damaged in 1650 during the siege of Kilkenny by Oliver Cromwell during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. They were later torn down. Then, in 1661, Butler remodelled the castle as a “modern” château after his return from exile. A new entrance gateway in the south wall was built around this time.
By the 18th century, the castle had become run down, reflecting the failing fortunes of the Butler family. However, some restoration was carried out by Anne Wandesford of Castlecomer, who brought wealth back into the family upon marrying John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde.
In the 19th century, the Butlers then attempted to restore it to its original medieval appearance, also rebuilding the north wing and extending the south curtain wall. More extensions were added in 1854.
During the Irish Civil War in 1922, Republicans were besieged in the Castle by Irish Free State forces. The Ormondes, together with their pet Pekinese, chose to remain in situ in their bedroom over the great gate, which was the main focus of attack. There was a machine gun outside their door. One man was injured but a great deal of damage was inflicted on the castle, which took many years to repair.
The Butler family remained living in the castle until 1935, when they sold its contents for £6,000, moved to London, and abandoned it for thirty years. The impact of rising taxes, death duties, economic depression and living costs had taken their toll. While the Ormondes had received £22,000 in rental income in the 1880s, investment income in the 1930s was in the region of £9,000 and by 1950 these investments yielded only £850. They disposed of the bulk of their tenanted estates in Tipperary and Kilkenny, 21,000 acres (85 km²), by 1915 for £240,000. Death duties and expenses following the death of James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde in 1919 amounted to £166,000.
In 1967, Arthur Butler, 6th Marquess and 24th Earl of Ormonde, sold the abandoned and deteriorating castle to the Castle Restoration Committee for £50, with the statement: "The people of Kilkenny, as well as myself and my family, feel a great pride in the Castle, and we have not liked to see this deterioration. We determined that it should not be allowed to fall into ruins. There are already too many ruins in Ireland." He also bought the land in front of the castle from the trustees "in order that it should never be built on and the castle would be seen in all its dignity and splendour". Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull turned up at the castle hand over party, with Jagger telling the newspapers "We just came to loon about."
The rest of the 20th century saw a large amount of restoration and maintenance take place, as well as the castle being opened to visitors.
This was the third castle we visted on my weekend down south.
Arundel Castle was founded on Christmas day 1067 when William the Conqueror granted most of Sussex to his kinsman Roger de Montgomery.
The castle passed to the Fizalan Earls of Arundel in 1243. On the death of the 12th Earl in 1580, the castle passed to his grandson, Philip Howard, whose mother had married the 4th Duke of Norfolk and the castle has belonged to the Howards ever since.
The castle comprises a keep, barbican, gatehouse and curtain wall, combined with a large a Victorian country house. There are also lots of grounds and formal gardens to explore.
It's a really impressive place and well worth visiting.
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.
Castle ruins
The Isle of Anglesey coast path
The Welsh coast path
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Great Britain.
United Kingdom.
The long abandoned Castle Hotel in Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire.
Date taken: 12th June 2022.
Location: Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire, UK.
Album: Things That Aren't Cars
Edinburgh Castle is a fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC, although the nature of early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle here since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century its principal role was as a military base with a large garrison. Its importance as a historic monument was recognised from the 19th century, and various restoration programmes have been carried out since. As one of the most important fortresses in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts, from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century, up to the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and has been besieged, both successfully and unsuccessfully, on several occasions.
Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle to distinguish it from nearby Old Slains Castle, is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff-top site 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of Cruden Bay. The core of the castle is a 16th-century tower house, built by the 9th Earl of Erroll. Significant reconstruction of the castle has been carried out a number of times, lastly in 1837 when it was rebuilt as a Scots Baronial mansion. At one time it had three extensive gardens, but is now a roofless ruin. Plans to restore the castle have been on hold since 2009
Etal Castle in Northumberland was built by a ford over the River Till in the 14th century to defend against Scots raiders. It fell to James IV's Scots army in 1513 but they were soon afterwards defeated at the Battle of Flodden Field.
Kellie Castle is now run by the National Trust for Scotland but was originaly restored by the sculptor Hew Lorimer and family and many of his sculptures can still be see in his original studio in the castle. The beautiful garden is run organically and I think that there is only one main gardener who maintains it. A hard job without using weed-killer.
Seen in Explore at #404 on 28th July.
LOM UC and build 3 for GOH Ch IV cat B.
Like last year, I decided June would be a good time to make another big, high quality moc that combines a lot of the new techniques and aesthetic ideas that I've learned over the last few months. I really love how it turned out, especially the color scheme. It's the first time in a long time that I've built a castle wall, so I'm pretty pleased with that part.
I get quite a few questions about how I make parts of my mocs and how I go about building something. In response to this, I've been making a guide showing the progression of this moc through WIPs with plenty of info about how I come up with ideas, how parts are technically done, etc. Watch out for the guide, coming soon!
St Mary's Anglican parish church, was built in the 1130s in the outer bailey of Portchester Castle. The church was built for an Augustinian priory which Pont de l'Arche established within the castle in 1128. Part of the priory was demolished leaving just the church. Portchester castle was built by the Normans sometime between 1066 and 1100. The castle was built on a former Roman Fort which was built between 285AD & 290AD and was home to the Roman fleet in Britain.
Castle Stalker was possibly an early 14th century Fortalice, founded by the MacDougalls, lords of Lorn. Standing on a small island at the mouth of Loch Laich, in the mid 15th century the stone rectangular tower house, was founded by Sir John Stewart, lord of Lorn. Of three storeys and a garret, to the south and east are the fragmentary remains of the barmkin. There are two entrances and both are protected by machicolations at parapet level, the ground floor entrance in the south-east wall, leads to a barrel-vaulted basement of three cellars. Rising to the full height of the building, the turnpike stair in the north angle is crowned by a rectangular caphouse. The first floor entrance in the north-east wall leads to the hall and was originally reached by a timbered stair before the stone forestair was constructed. In 1631 Donald Campbell of Ardnamurchan remodelled the tower, which was garrisoned by Hanovarian troops in 1745. By 1840 the roofless the castle had been abandoned but from 1965-75 Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward, renovated and restored the tower back into a dwelling house.
Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited castle in the country; home to the Duke of Northumberland's family, the Percys, for over 700 years.
Combining magnificent medieval architecture with sumptuous Italianate State Rooms, Alnwick Castle is one of the UK's most significant heritage destinations and best days out in Northumberland.
Sudeley Castle is loacated near Winchcombe in Gloucestershire. It was built in the 15th Century, probably on the site of a much earlier castle. It has an impressive, well maintained garden which includes a chapel which contains the tomb of King Henry VIII's last wife, Catherine Parr. It is one of the few castles in Britain that is still a private residence although the gardens, church and some rooms are occasionally open to the public. It is a Grade I listed building.
The bathroom at Castle Drogo, Devon. A detail of the tiles and taps is in comments. This was one of the few rooms unaffected by the extensive work going on to repair the leaking roof.
HWW!
Pendragon Castle is reputed to have been founded by Uther Pendragon, the father of King Arthur. According to legend, Uther Pendragon and a hundred of his men were killed here when the Saxon invaders poisoned the well.
The castle was built next to the River Eden in the Vale of Mallerstang in the late 12th century, probably by Hugh de Morville. Like the nearby castles of Appleby and Brough, Pendragon came into the possession of the Clifford family. It was abandoned after a raiding Scottish army set fire to the castle in 1341, but was rebuilt in 1360. It was left in ruins by another fire in 1541, but was restored in the mid 17th century by Lady Anne Clifford. The castle gradually fell back into ruin after her death – and now remains a romantic ruin, set in glorious scenery.
Raby Castle dates from the 14th century, when Thomas Hatfield, Bishop of Durham, gave John de Neville a licence to fortify the property at Raby. The noble family of Neville (one of the two main powerful houses in the north of England at the time, along with House Percy) were staunch Catholics, and lived at Raby Castle up until 1569. Charles Neville, the 5th Earl of Westmorland, was the leader of the Rising of the North, a plot to overthrow the protestant Queen Elizabeth I. The north of England generally wanted Mary Queen of Scots to take the throne. It is said that 700 knights gathered at Raby Castle in 1569 and marched to York. The plans fell apart and Raby Castle was confiscated by the crown. A short time later, it was bought by Henry Vane the Elder, and the Vane family and their descendants have lived in the castle since.
A good angle from inside the castle, just lit by the stars. So lucky to have this spot on our doorstep, have rinsed it a bit tho!
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With so many quests at Tigelfah castle the evening meal in the Great Hall promises to be a night to remember.
Of course not everybody is happy, particular the servants of the castle who have a busy day making preparations who are not always helped by the young children.
Outside the kitchen one of the servants, Edelène, is picking some herbs from the castles herb garden. Bazile her son is helping, mostly.
- Whilst there is a dedicated Castle Stalker Viewpoint complete with cafe, car-park and obligatory tour buses; the view offered was rather obstructed by the tree line. A Dutch tourist and fellow D5100 owner informed me that a better vantage point could be found on the main road; where this image was taken.
Castle Stalker is a four-storey tower house or keep picturesquely set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe.
Castle Stalker – in the Gaelic, Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer – is believed originally to have been the site of a Fortalice (a small fortified building) belonging to the MacDougalls when they were Lords of Lorn, and built around 1320. The MacDougalls lost their title after their defeat by King Bruce at Brander Pass in 1308 but regained it for a period after 1328. In about 1388 the Lordship of Lorn passed to the Stewarts, the lands including Castle Stalker.
It is believed that Castle Stalker, much in its present form, was built by the then Lord of Lorn, Sir John Stewart, who had an illegitimate son in 1446, and it is supposed that he built and occupied the Castle about that time.
In recent times, the castle was brought to fame by the Monty Python team, appearing in their film 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'. It also appeared in the film 'Highlander: Endgame'
A ruined medieval castle in the town of the same name in the English county of Northumberland. The town and castle occupy a loop of the River Coquet, less than a mile from England's north-east coast. When the castle was founded is uncertain: traditionally its construction has been ascribed to Prince Henry of Scotland in the mid-12th century, but it may have been built by King Henry II of England when he took control of England's northern counties. Warkworth Castle was first documented in a charter of 1157–1164 when Henry II granted it to Roger fitz Richard. The timber castle was considered "feeble", and was left undefended when the Scots invaded in 1173.
This is the first time I have taken pictures of my LEGO Modulex castle. Its been in photos before in other people's photostreams, but this is the first time I have taken detailed pictures of it... Unfortunately these are the last time I will be taken pictures of it since I have scheduled it for demolition. :(
It's been a good long run of shows this has been displayed at, a lot of NILTC shows, a few Brickworlds, and a LEGO Kidsfest.
Its been a good run, but My Modulex collection is in need of reorganizing and sorting an this castle is starting to fall apart, and I want to build something else.
It's been fun old friend, may your pieces live on in many other MOCs. :.)
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. Wikipedia
Castle Howard, the seat of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family, is imposing, dominant, and a bit preposterous, grander even than Chatsworth and Blenheim. These Howards may have invented bling, building pyramids and mausoleums and temples to honour themselves. Pictured here is the Grade I listed great pyramid on St Anne’s Hill, visible from the house (and from miles around), though not as big as Cheops, but with the same intention.
From britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
‘Pyramid and surrounding piers. 1728. By Nicholas Hawksmoor for Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, in memory of his ancestor Lord William Howard, the Elizabethan founder of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family. Limestone. Central pyramid with angled pairs of piers approximately 20 metres from each corner. Pyramid, with sides of approximately 9 metres stands on low podium with some vermiculated rustication. Piers each have square base on plinth, with hollow columns pierced by oval apertures which break a lateral band, surmounted by stepped capital. Interior of Pyramid contains a large bust of Lord William Howard.’
Nuremberg Castle is located on a sandstone rock in the north of the historical city of Nuremberg, Germany. It is comprised of three parts: the Emperor's buildings ("Kaiserburg"), the mostly built buildings of the rulers of Nuremberg ("Burggrafenburg"), and the buildings on the eastern side ("städtische Burganlage"). The castle was damaged in the Second World War but then reconstructed; today it is one of the main landmarks in Nuremberg.
Archeological investigations during recent years indicate that the place was already settled around the year 1000, although this has not been backed up by any documentary proof. Although Nuremberg was first recorded in 1050, when Henry III visited the town, there is no specific mention of the castle. The castle does not appear in any documents until 1105.
Between 1050 and 1571, all Kaisers and kings of the Holy Roman Empire resided in the castle. In 1140, King Conrad III started building a second castle on the site, to be the royal residence.
In the 13th century, Nuremberg became an Imperial Free City, and the castle fell into the care of the city. Of all the parts of the castle built during this time, the Luginsland tower, begun in 1377, literally stands out.
In 1381, the [good king baron]] Eppelein von Gailingen famously escaped death on the gallows when his horse leapt into the castle moat.
In the second quarter of the 19th century, measures were taken to preserve the buildings, in particular by Carl Alexander Heideloff, August von Voit and August Essenwein.
In the Second World War, the castle was heavily damaged in 1944-45, with only the double chapel remaining entirely intact. After the war, all the parts of the castle were restored to their historical form, including the Luginsland tower which had been completely destroyed, with the exception of the Nineteenth century additions, which had been partly removed in 1934/35.
Today, the emperor's old mews is used as a youth hostel.
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Himeji Castle (姫路城 Himeji-jō) is a hilltop Japanese castle complex located in Himeji, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period.
The castle is frequently known as Hakuro-jō ("White Egret Castle") or Shirasagi-jō ("White Heron Castle") because of its brilliant white exterior and supposed resemblance to a bird taking flight.
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Jos van der Heiden (2015)