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Takara Castle Jenny with beautiful silver pigtails!!
the January monthly Castle doll.
My favorite Jenny ever!
Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire, 21 June 2015. A wooden castle was first built on this site by the Saxon 'Thane' Godric of Mappestone in the 11th Century but nothing survives of this. It stood where the roman road between Caerleon in Wales and Gloucester in England crossed the border at the River Wye. The Norman Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Lord Goodrich, probably built the keep in the mid-12th Century. In the 13th Century Richard the Lionheart granted the castle and titles to William Marshall 'The Greatest Knight'. He and his sons expanded and strengthened the castle as did William de Valence who was granted the castle by Henry III at a time of Welsh raids across the border by Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. The towers and walls date from then (c.1280's). In 1405 the castle under Richard Talbot resisted raids by Owain Glyndwr, who claimed to be the rightful Prince of Wales. In the English Civil War both Royalists and Parliamentarians held the castle and eventually the latter destroyed it (1646) with the help of a huge mortar specially built to bombard it - 'Roaring Meg' (pictured).
Conserved remains of a gothique castle, founded in early 14th Century. It stood on the rebel side in the Hussite side, but its owner switched sides in the last phase of the conflict, and the castle was unsuccesfuly besieged by Hussites in 1434. The owning lord is mentioned a few weeks later as one of the knights, who decided the battle of Lipany, in which the Hussites were definitely crushed. The castle was used together with a newly built baroque manor until 1621, when both were plundered and burned down by imperial soldiers. The manor was quickly restored, but the castle was abandoned, and parts of it were systematically demolished, after the whole county was sold to a enterpreneur. When his son, after he inherited the castle, is elevated to a noble in 1865, he sees himslef to be a successor to the knight tradition of the castle, stops its destruction and begins conservation efforts. In the communist era the ruin was statically conserved in the then-typical way, which was not the most sensitive, it was returned together with the manor to their last owners in 1990ies, and is freely accessible today, with deep cellars and tight tunnels undergrounds.
The remains of Burleigh Castle just happened to pop up by the side of the road as we drove through. It was a great one. Adel and I both seem to like the old crumbling ruins better than up-kept castles.
As usual with Z-plan towerhouses, the two angles of the main block that do not have large towers built off them, have angle-turrets (or bartizans) built to defend them. Notice how the centre axis of the turret is behind the axis of the wall corner, meaning that the turret is set back into the wall. The Victorians, being cleverer engineers, often aligned the two axes, so that their turrets hang further out.
One of the claims to fame of the Menzies family is that Menzies of Culdares from nearby Glen Lyon, introduced the Larch tree to Scotland!
Sovinec was built over a wide valley by one of the oldest Moravian noble houses at the end of the 13th Century. After centuries in Czech hands it was sold to German knights of the Teutonic Order, and soon after captured in 1626 by Danish soldiers. The governor of the castle was captured, and when he later returned, he bolstered defences of the castle knowing that further attacks will follow soon. But Swedes still were able to capture the castle in 1643, and when they left it was seriously damaged. The order repired it, but when in the 1680ies the Turkish danger was definitely gone due to retreat of the Osmans from central Europe, the role of the castle as a fortress was played and finished. maintenance of the castle was minimal for the next decades, and it was unused until 1837, when it was extensively repaired and used for teaching purposes, later a large library and a museum was added. After the 1939 confiscation by the Nazis Sovinec became a special SS prison, and burned down a few days after the end of the war. Systematic restoration began in 1960ies, and still continues, it´s one of the most popular castles to visit for tourists. The church of Saint Augustine stands beside the castle, it´s eight-sided tower was originally one of the castle towers.
Castle Air Museum
B-52 Panorama
The aircraft on display at Castle Air Museum is a "D" model of the Stratofortress which served on active duty from 1957 until 1982. It served with the Strategic Air Command for its entire career and saw combat in the skies over Vietnam. For a time, it was stationed at U-Tapao Air Base in Thailand and at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. It last served with the 93rd Bomb Wing at Castle Air Force Base, Atwater, California. Located under the wing of the aircraft on display is one AGM-28 Hound Dog missile.
in Malbork (9); the largest gothic castle in Europe, founded by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century ;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbork_Castle
The Malbork Castle Virtual Tour
(PL) zamek w Malborku (2004)
Castle Acre Castle
Founded soon after the Battle of Hastings by the first William de Warenne who was a close associate of William the Conqueror.
It is a superb and well-preserved example of a motte-and-bailey castle and remains one of the most impressive Norman earthworks in the country.
Launceston Castle is located in the town of Launceston, Cornwall, England. It was probably built by Robert the Count of Mortain after 1068, and initially comprised an earthwork and timber castle with a large motte in one corner. Launceston Castle formed the administrative centre of the new earldom of Cornwall, with a large community packed within the walls of its bailey. It was rebuilt in stone in the 12th century and then substantially redeveloped by Richard of Cornwall after 1227, including a high tower to enable visitors to view his surrounding lands. When Richard's son, Edmund, inherited the castle, he moved the earldom's administration to Lostwithiel, triggering the castle's decline. By 1337, the castle was increasingly ruinous and used primarily as a gaol and to host judicial assizes.
The castle was captured by the rebels during the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549, and was garrisoned by the Royalists during the English Civil War in the 17th century. Towards the end of the civil war it was stripped for its building materials and rendered largely uninhabitable. A small gaol was erected in the centre of the bailey, which was also used for executions. The castle eventually became the county gaol for Cornwall, but was heavily criticised for its poor facilities and treatment of inmates. By 1842, the remaining prisoners had been moved to Bodmin Gaol and the site was closed, the castle being landscaped to form a park by the Duke of Northumberland. During the Second World War, the site was used to host United States Army soldiers and, later, by the Air Ministry for offices. The ministry left the castle in 1956 and the site was reopened to visitors.
In the 21st century, Launceston is owned by the duchy of Cornwall and operated by English Heritage as a tourist attraction. Much of the castle defences remain, including the motte, keep and high tower which overlook the castle's former deer park to the south. The gatehouses and some of the curtain wall have survived, and archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of various buildings in the bailey, including the great hall.
The dome in the Great Hall at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. The painting on the inside of the dome is by Antonio Pellegrini and was painted between 1709 and 1712. It represents Phaeton, son of the sun god Apollo, falling from his father's chariot. In each corner sits a female figure representing one of the four elements, Fire, Water, Air and Earth.
A side view as we made our way to the front of the castle.
Castle Fraser, built between 1575 and 1636, lies about 16mi/25km northwest of Aberdeen on the A944. The huge stronghold was owned by the Fraser family until 1921 and has been run by the National Trust for Scotland since 1976. Like Crathes and Craigievar Castle, round towers, graceful conical roofs, oriel windows and decorative dormers create an impressive picture. The medieval belfry was extended in the late 16th C with a five-story wing, a square tower and a seven-story round tower to create a Z-shaped structure. Two further low-level annexs were added in the 17th C with stonemasons Bel and Leiper leaving behind their distinctive stamp. Excerpt from Castle Fraser, Aberdeenshire, Grampian Region & Mountains, tourist attractions, information, pictures, maps.
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Tolquhon Castle is a remarkable piece of architecture that even in ruins still holds a prominent place in the surrounding landscape of rural Scotland. William Forbes, the 7th laird of Tolquhon, built this magnificent castle in 1589 incorporating a tower that had been built in the early 15th century. A new rectangular mansion, courtyard and other structures were added making it a dwelling that he could be proud of. Boasting fine furnishings, tapestries and a Great Hall for entertaining, Tolquhon was considered one of the most remarkable mansions of its time. As noted in the photos, one exterior wall housed a row of bee hives.
Coral Castle - Carving by Edward Leedskalnin
28655 S Dixie Hwy, Homestead, FL
Engineers and scientists still wonder how the 5-foot, 100-pound man who left school in the fourth grade could accomplish such a feat -- remarkable even with today's technology -- using only rudimentary hand tools fashioned from old automobile parts.
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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The Castle in Malbork was built in Prussia by the Teutonic Order as an Ordensburg. The Order named it Marienburg, literally "Mary's Castle". The town which grew around it was also named Marienburg, but since 1945 it is again, after 173 years, part of Poland and known as Malbork.
The castle is a classic example of a medieval fortress, and is the world’s largest brick gothic castle. UNESCO listed the castle and its museum as World Heritage Sites in December 1997 as Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork. It is one of two World Heritage Sites in the region with origins in the Teutonic Order. The other is the Medieval Town of Toruń, founded in 1231 as the site of the castle Thorn (Toruń).
Riga Castle (Latvian: Rīgas pils) was founded in 1330, thoroughly rebuilt between 1497 and 1515. Upon the castle's seizure by the Swedes, they constructed spacious annexes in 1641. The fortress was continually augmented and reconstructed between the 17th and 19th centuries. The Latvian government declared the castle its residence in 1938. Today it is the official residence of the President of Latvia as well as home to several museums.