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The interior of the castle is mainly wide open space, as can be seen below on the photo of the maquette showing how it would have originally been.
The entry, however, offers some interesting views and contrasts.
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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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Urquhart Castle (/ˈɜːrkərt/; Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal na Sròine) is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.
The first documentary record of Urquhart Castle occurs in 1296 when it was captured by Edward I of England. When James VII was deposed in the Revolution of 1688, Ludovic Grant of Freuchie sided with William of Orange and garrisoned the castle with 200 of his own soldiers. Though lacking weapons they were well-provisioned and, when a force of 500 Jacobites (supporters of the exiled James) laid siege, the garrison was able to hold out until after the defeat of the main Jacobite force at Cromdale in May 1690. When the soldiers finally left they blew up the gatehouse to prevent the reoccupation of the castle by the Jacobites. Large blocks of collapsed masonry are still visible beside the remains of the gatehouse.
Shortly after 6.00h am in Bragança. A stormy sky threatened to unload on the medieval castle. Suddenly the sun breaks the horizon line filling the sky with pink tones. This glimpse lasted only a few moments. Minutes later it started raining copiously. This is the magic of the sunrise.
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Castleton Tower (officially, Castle Rock) is a 400-foot (120 m) Wingate Sandstone tower standing on a 1,000 foot Moenkopi-Chinle cone above the northeastern border of Castle Valley, Utah. The tower is world-renowned as a subject for photography and for its classic rock climbing routes.
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.
The original castle was a small fort, built around 1320 by Clan MacDougall who were then Lords of Lorn.[4] 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 Stewarts' relative King James IV of Scotland visited the castle, and a drunken bet around 1620 resulted in the castle passing to Clan Campbell. After the castle changed hands between these clans a couple of times, the Campbells finally abandoned it 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.[5]
a romantic scene at Prague castle in a rainy day
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Schloss Moyland ist ein Wasserschloss bei Bedburg-Hau im Kreis Kleve, das zu den wichtigsten neugotischen Bauten in Nordrhein-Westfalen zählt. Sein Name leitet sich von dem niederländischen Wort Moiland ab, das „Schönes Land“ bedeutet. Geprägt wurde der Name vermutlich von holländischen Arbeitern, die der damalige Besitzer Jakob van den Eger an den Niederrhein kommen ließ, um die Feuchtgebiete um seinen Besitz herum trockenlegen zu lassen.
Heutzutage beherbergt Schloss Moyland als Museum die umfangreiche Sammlung moderner Kunst der Gebrüder van der Grinten und ist ein beliebtes Ausflugsziel am Niederrhein.
Moyland Castle is a moated castle in Bedburg-Hau in the Kleve district, which is one of the most important neo-Gothic buildings in North Rhine-Westphalia. Its name derives from the Dutch word Moiland, it means "Beautiful country." The name was coined probably by Dutch workers who the former owner Jacob van had come to the Lower Rhine to Eger to leave the wetlands dry out for its possession around.
Today Schloss Moyland houses the Museum's extensive collection of modern art by the brothers van der Grinten and is a popular destination on the Niederrhein
Château Moyland est un château d'eau à Bedburg-Hau dans le district de Clèves, qui est l'un des plus importants édifices néo-gothiques de Rhénanie du Nord-Westphalie. Son nom dérive du mot néerlandais Moiland, cela signifie "beau pays." Le nom a été inventé probablement par les travailleurs néerlandais qui l'ancien propriétaire Jacob van était venu le Bas-Rhin à Eger à quitter les zones humides sécher pendant sa possession autour.
Aujourd'hui Schloss Moyland abrite la vaste collection du Musée d'art moderne par le frères van der Grinten et est une destination populaire sur le Niederrhein.
Moyland Castle é um castelo com fosso em Bedburg-Hau no distrito de Kleve, que é um dos edifícios neo-góticos mais importantes em North Rhine-Westphalia. Seu nome deriva da palavra holandesa Moiland, significa "bonita do país." O nome foi inventado provavelmente por trabalhadores holandeses que o antigo proprietário Jacob van tinham vindo do Baixo Reno para Eger a deixar as zonas húmidas secar para sua posse ao redor.
Hoje Schloss Moyland abriga grande coleção de arte moderna pelos irmãos de Van der Grinten do Museu e é um destino popular do Baixo Reno.
Castello di Moyland è un castello con fossato a Bedburg-Hau nel quartiere Kleve, che è uno dei più importanti edifici neogotici in Nord Reno-Westfalia. Il suo nome deriva dalla parola olandese Moiland, significa "bel paese". Il nome è stato coniato probabilmente dai lavoratori olandesi che l'ex proprietario Jacob van era venuto a Basso Reno per Eger lasciare le zone umide asciugare per il suo possesso in giro.
Oggi Schloss Moyland ospita una vasta collezione del Museo d'arte moderna dei fratelli Van der Grinten ed è una destinazione popolare sul Basso Reno.
Threave Castle, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway. The forecast for this morning was mist, anyone who follows my photography will know that I like nothing better than a good bit of mist. Unfortunately the mist wasn't close enough to the castle, so I decided to see what sunrise brought. The is not always the ideal location for sunrise, (its behind you), but if you have the right clouds you might be lucky, but what you will definately always get is that point where the sun comes over the hill behind you and lights up the castle perfectly.
Dunluce Castle under the colourful night sky. This was taken back in March when out chasing the Aurora Borealis.
The faint display of Aurora Borealis can be seen to the right of the castle. The Milky Way is above left of the castle.
Then we have the bright light to the left, which could just be the twilight or maybe zodiacal light - I have asked a few more knowledgable people and haven't managed a definitive answer, so if anyone knows comments would be greatly received.
Castle Rising is an important example of a Norman keep surrounded by two defensive earthworks. The facade and embellishments on the fore building are original and the walls mostly intact.
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Hernen Castle, locally known as Kasteel Hernen, lies in the village with the same name, in the Gelderland province in the Netherlands.
Hernen Castle started out as a tower house probably in the 14th century, because the Lords of Hernen were first mentioned in a document in 1247. This tower-house stood at the southeast corner of a rectangular bailey. The defence wall of the bailey was some 2,5 meters thick and had three corners towers beside the tower-house. This defence wall was equipped with crenellations, arrow loops, a wall walk on arches and a moat circling the castle.
With the passing of time the need arose for more room for servants, soldiers and new family members. Therefore several buildings were built against the inside of the defence wall of the bailey, thus reducing the size of the bailey. The arches supporting the wall walk however can still be seen in some of the rooms. Hernen Castle has a covered wall walk which makes it unique in the Netherlands.
In 1682 the castle was auctioned and became the property of a Philip Hendrik van Steenhuys. Later the castle went to the families De Béthune and D'Ennetieres. These families from the Southern Netherlands (present-day Belgium) weren't very interested in their castle in Hernen and almost never visited it so they didn't modernize the castle. This saved its medieval appearance although the moat at the eastern side of the castle was filled in.
The great tower-house however which formed the origin of Hernen Castle is now gone. It was still standing at the beginning of the 19th century, but when the first pictures of Hernen Castle were taken about 1890 it was gone. What happened to it is recorded nowhere. Probably it collapsed during a winter storm due to the fact that its late-medieval occupants had cut out the walls from the inside to gain space and so had weakened the walls of the structure.
Caerphilly Castle is one of the great medieval castles of western Europe. Several factors give it this claim to fame - its immense size (30 acres / 12 hectares, making it the largest in Britain after Windsor), its large-scale use of water for defence and the fact that it is the first truly concentric castle in Britain. Of the time of its building in the late 13th century, it was a revolutionary masterpiece of military planning
The castle was constructed in the 13th century and saw extensive fighting soon after its completion. It was attacked during the Madog ap Llywelyn revolt of 1294, the Llywelyn Bren uprising in 1316 and during the overthrow of Edward II in 1326–27. In the late 15th century, however, it fell into decline and by the 16th century the lakes had drained away and the walls were robbed of their stone.
The Marquesses of Bute acquired the property in 1776 and under the third and fourth Marquesses extensive restoration took place.
In 1950 the castle and grounds were given to the state and the water defences were re-flooded. In the 21st century, the Welsh heritage agency Cadw manages the site as a tourist attraction.
The long-running British television show Doctor Who chose Caerphilly Castle as a filming location for several episodes, including "The End of Time" in 2009, "The Vampires in Venice" in 2010, two parter "The Rebel Flesh" and "The Almost People" in 2011; "Robot of Sherwood" in 2014 and "Heaven Sent" in 2015
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding what was, until the 1890s, the farthest downstream crossing of the River Forth, has made it an important fortification from the earliest times. Most of the principal buildings of the castle date from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A few structures of the fourteenth century remain, while the outer defences fronting the town date from the early eighteenth century. Several Scottish Kings and Queens have been crowned at Stirling, including Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1542. There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle. Stirling Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is now a tourist attraction managed by Historic Scotland.
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Loevestein Castle (Dutch: Slot Loevestein) is a medieval castle in the municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, the Netherlands.
The castle was built by the knight Dirk Loef of Horne (hence "Loef's stein" (stone) house) between 1357 and 1397. Until World War II Loevestein Castle was part of the Hollandic Water Line, the main Dutch defense line that was based on flooding an area of land south and east of the western provinces. Currently the castle is used as a medieval museum and function centre.
Loevestein is a water castle that was built between 1357 and 1368. It was built in a strategic location in the middle of the Netherlands, where the Maas and Waal rivers come together (just west of current day villages of Poederoijen and Brakel, in the municipality of Zaltbommel, in Gelderland). At first it was a simple square brick building, used to charge toll from trading vessels using the rivers. By 1372, the castle was under control of the Counts of Holland. In the 16th century (around 1575, orders given by William the Silent) it was expanded to a larger fortress surrounded by earthen fortifications with two (later three) stone bastions on the northern side, two moats, an arsenal, and housing for a commander and soldiers. The Castle was also part of the Hollandic Water Line.
It changed hands twice between the Northern Dutch and the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War: on December 9, 1570, it was taken by the Geuzen; ten days later by the Spanish again; and on June 25, 1572, it was retaken by the Dutch.
From 1619 the castle became a prison for political prisoners. One famous inmate was the eminent lawyer, poet and politician Hugo de Groot (Hugo Grotius) often presented as the "father of modern international law", who was serving a controversially imposed life sentence from 1619. In 1621, his wife Maria van Reigersberch, who was also staying at the castle, hid with him in a book chest that was regularly brought for them. He subsequently became the Swedish Ambassador to France for 10 years. Another high-profile inmate was the English Vice-Admiral George Ayscue.
A day out today took us on a tour of Drummond Castle gardens, it was a beautiful sunny day and i now plan to go back in two months time when the flowers are also in bloom
Seen from the rooftop of the Schotish National Museum.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of Edinburgh, the capital city of 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 at times 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. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100-year-old history, giving it a claim to having been "the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world".[2]
Castle Mountain; she puts on quite the display when she's moody. This spot, Castle Junction, is right off Highway 1 on the Banff-Windermere Highway.
Walking along the river, you can almost always find puddles for a great shot! Take boots!
I have so much to explore around Acharacle but last weekend I made it to Castle Tioram. It's not that well known outside the local area. After all Acharacle is "in the middle of nowhere" on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, and Tioram is hidden just a few miles down a beautiful glen. The name Castle Tioram (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Tioram, meaning "dry castle") is a ruined castle that sits on the island of Eilean Tioram in Loch Moidart, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is located west of Acharacle, approximately 80 km (50 mi) from Fort William. Though hidden from the sea, the castle controls access to Loch Shiel. It is also known to the locals as "Dorlin Castle". And it is about 800 years old. It is a beautiful spot for a walk with abundant wildlife and terrific scenery