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Bamburgh Castle Northumbria overlooking the North Sea, Bamburgh Castle is one of the most impressive looking castles in England.
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland , UK -
I arrived in Bamburgh this afternoon. Keep an eye open for more shots of this amazing castle and other parts of Northumbria.
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The Bobolice Castle – a royal castle in the Polish Jura (The Kraków-Częstochowa Upland), in the village of Bobolice. The castle in Bobolice was built by King Casimir III the Great in the middle of the 14th century, probably in place of an earlier wooden structure. The castle was a part of the defence system of royal strongholds protecting the western border of Poland on the side of Silesia.The beginning of the decline of the castle dates back to 1587, when it was heavily devastated during the invasion of Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, a rival of Sigismund III Vasa to the Polish throne. The castle was reconstructed by the then owners, the Krezowie family, but in 1657, during the Deluge, it was plundered and totally ruined by Swedish troops. Now the castle belongs to the Lasecki family, who decided to rebuild it in 1999. The shape of the castle was reconstructed on the basis of preserved ruins with using only traditional materials (mainly limestone). The official opening of the castle after twelve years of work took place on 3 September 2011.
Zamek Bobolice – zamek królewski na Jurze Krakowsko-Częstochowskiej, w systemie tzw. Orlich Gniazd, we wsi Bobolice. Królewski zamek Bobolice został zbudowany przez króla Polski Kazimierza Wielkiego najprawdopodobniej ok. 1350-1352 roku. Należał do systemu obronnego zachodniej granicy państwowej Królestwa Polskiego. Zamek miał bronić od najazdów ze strony Śląska, będącego terytorium granicznym Królestwa Czech. Podczas najazdu Maksymiliana III Habsburga na ziemie polskie w 1587r. zamek został zdobyty przez jego wojska. Uległ on wówczas poważniejszym uszkodzeniom, jednak po wojnach szwedzkich w XVII i XVIII w. zamek zaczął popadać w ruinę. Pod koniec XX w., rodzina Laseckich – obecnych właścicieli zamku – podjęła wyzwanie uratowania tego zabytku przed całkowitą zagładą. Kształt zamku odtworzono na podstawie zachowanych ruin, posiłkując się wiedzą historyków i archeologów. W pracach wykorzystywano wyłącznie tradycyjne materiały (głównie kamień wapienny), opracowano też specjalną zaprawę murarską. Oficjalne otwarcie zamku po dwunastu latach prac nastąpiło 3 września 2011r.
Another image of the stunning Bodiam Castle.
Well after my two previous shots, I knew it wouldn't be long before I worked on a HDR that seemed to work.
Taken from 5 exposures.
Scotney is a 14th-century moated castle in a valley with a 17th-century house attached. The new house was built on a hill between 1837 and 1844, the old house was largely demolished and the ruin became (intentionally) an integral part of the picturesque view from the hill.
Warwick Castle, developed from the original castle on the site, which was built in 1068 by William the Conqueror, this building was built in the 12th century. The river in front is the River Avon.
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a pretty situated castle, reminding Macbeth and the Thanes of Cawdor ... with a wonderful garden and park -
we had not enough time to discover more ( same problem as all the time on this long holiday...)
a rainy and stormy day at Eilean Donan castle in the Scottish highlands..I tried for three days to get the popular night image with the lights on the castle, but it was not to be...but after a while, I came to like this moody image...after many years of photographing, I have learned one important thing: make the best of what the weather gives you, even if you have to work a lot harder.
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Possibly Britain's finest castle, lots to do and see. Dating back to the 10th Century, attacked in 1264, besieged in 1642 and damage by fire in 1871, the Castle has nevertheless survived the ever-changing fortunes of history. Warwick Castle remained under the stewardship of the Earls of Warwick and later the Greville Family as a private home until 1978.
Worth a visit!
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Not where i was going with this one, rather annoyingly i deleted by accident my other image and forgot how i done it ! ! ! ! ! ! !
The castle is located on the castle island in the city center of Schwerin.
For centuries the residence of the Dukes of Mecklenburg - today the seat of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament.
Irlanda - Blarney - Castillo
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Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland, and the River Martin. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446. The Blarney Stone is among the machicolations of the castle.
The castle originally dates from before 1200, when a timber house was believed to have been built on the site, although no evidence remains of this. Around 1210 this was replaced by a stone fortification. It was destroyed in 1446, but subsequently rebuilt by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, Lord of Muscry, who also built castles at Kilcrea and Carrignamuck.
The castle was besieged during the Irish Confederate Wars and was seized in 1646 by Parliamentarian forces under Lord Broghill. However, after the Restoration the castle was restored to Donough MacCarty, who was made 1st Earl of Clancarty.
During the Williamite War in Ireland in the 1690s, the then 4th Earl of Clancarty (also named Donough MacCarty) was captured and his lands (including Blarney Castle) were confiscated by the Williamites.
The castle was sold and changed hands a number of times — Sir Richard Pyne, the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, owned it briefly — before being purchased in the early 1700s by Sir James St John Jefferyes, then governor of Cork City.
Members of the Jefferyes family would later build a mansion near the keep. This house was destroyed by fire, and in 1874 a replacement baronial mansion, known as Blarney House, was built overlooking the nearby lake.
In the mid 19th century the Jefferyes and Colthurst families were joined by marriage, and the Colthurst family still occupy the demesne. In May 2008, the present estate owner, Sir Charles St John Colthurst, Baronet, succeeded in a court action to eject a man who had lived on his land for 44 years. The man's great-grandfather had been the first to occupy the estate cottage.
The castle is now a partial ruin with some accessible rooms and battlements. At the top of the castle lies the Stone of Eloquence, better known as the Blarney Stone. Tourists visiting Blarney Castle may hang upside-down over a sheer drop to kiss the stone, which is said to give the gift of eloquence. There are many versions of the origin of the stone, including a claim that it was the Lia Fáil — a numinous stone upon which Irish kings were crowned.
Surrounding the castle are extensive gardens. There are paths touring the grounds with signs pointing out the various attractions such as several natural rock formations with fanciful names such as Druid's Circle, Witch's Cave and the Wishing Steps. The grounds include a poison garden with a number of poisonous plants, including wolfsbane, mandrake, ricin and opium, as well as cannabis. Blarney House, also open to the public and within the estate grounds, is a Scottish baronial-style mansion that was built in 1874.
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El castillo de Blarney es una fortaleza medieval situada en la localidad de Blarney, cerca de Cork, en Irlanda. En la ribera del río Martin.
El castillo fue fundado a principios del siglo XIII, destruido en 1446, y posteriormente reconstruido por Dermot McCarthy, rey de Munster. Está parcialmente destruido quedando la torre del homenaje y algunas habitaciones. En la parte superior de se encuentra la piedra de la elocuencia o piedra de Blarney. Los visitantes deben besar la piedra por la parte de abajo estando suspendido en el vacío y obtendrán el don de la elocuencia.
Rodeando el castillo se encuentran los jardines que contienen diferentes puntos interesantes como Druid's Circle, Witch's Cave y las Wishing Steps. En los alrededores se encuentra la Blarney House, una mansión reformada en 1874 en estilo señorial escocés residencia de la familia Colthurst desde el siglo XV.
Bamburgh Castle sits on a basalt outcrop overlooking the Farne Islands and Lindisfarne in Bamburgh, England.
The Bauska Castle ensemble consists of two sections. Livonian Order Castle, built in the middle of the 15th century, is the oldest one - with only ruins remaining. A more recent part of the ensemble, built in the late 16th century, is the residence of the Kettlers, the Dukes of Courland.
Torksey Castle, Lincolnshire.
A new location I've been exploring for the last few days, morning and evening. The Nottinghamshire side of the River Trent can be accessed via the disused Torksey Viaduct.
Torksey Castle is, despite the name, an Elizabethan Manor House built circa 1560. It's largely ruined and on private land and can only really be seen from the opposite bank of the River Trent.
I came out hoping for mist, but I'm not complaining with the jaw dropping sunrise I was presented with. The saturation has not been played with...just the shadows brought up in Lightroom!
The castle of Spontin. www.xplorengo.com/eng/europe/Belgium/namur/spontin.htm
Het kasteel van Spontin. www.xplorengo.com/ned/europa/Belgie/namen/spontin.htm
Guildford Castle was built by William the Conqueror after the battle of Hastings and was originally a Norman motte and bailey castle.
Early in the 12th century the wooden defenses were replaced by a stone castle. A polygonal shell keep, a further two story square flanking keep and an outer bailey were all added in the 1130s and the keep became both a jail and the headquarters for the county sheriff.
During the 13th century Henry III ordered improvements to be made. The great hall was decorated with paintings and colored glass windows, his apartments were painted green with gold and silver stars, he added a garden with marble columns and the bailey was extended with a set of rooms being built for his son Edward.
The castle was never involved in any battles or sieges and from the 14th century started to fall into disrepair, by 1379 everything but the Kings chamber and the keep had fallen down. The keep continued to be used as a jail until 1544 when it relocated and the gardener John Daborne was left in charge.
In 1611 King James I granted the castle to Francis Carter who removed the roof and rented out parts of the grounds for farming. In 1885 the current owner Lord Grantley sold the site to the Guildford Corporation who restored the walls and tower and opened it to the public.
In 2003 a conservation and restoration project was started on the keep which revealed the original crenellations; a new floor and roof were also constructed.
Castle Acre Priory was a Cluniac priory in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, dedicated to St Mary, St Peter, and St Paul. It is thought to have been founded in 1089 by William de Warenne the son of the 1st Earl of Surrey who had founded England's first Cluniac priory at Lewes in 1077. The order originated from Burgundy. Originally the priory was sited within the walls of Castle Acre Castle, but this proved too small and inconvenient for the monks, hence the priory was relocated to the present site in the castle grounds about one year later.
The priory was dissolved in 1537, and its ruins are in the care of English Heritage, along with the nearby Castle Acre Bailey Gate and Castle Acre Castle.
Often presented as Dracula's castle, although Vlad Tepes may in reality never been there, the castle guarded an important trade route between Transylvania and Wallachia.
Hoensbroek Castle or Gebrook Castle is one of the largest castles in the Netherlands. It is situated in Hoensbroek, a town in the province of Limburg. This imposing watercastle is known as 'the most lordly stronghold between Rhine and Meuse'. The oldest part of the castle, notably the tall round tower, dates from around 1360.
Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, 15 miles north of York. It is a private residence, and has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years.
Trim Castle is a Norman castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Ireland. With an area of 30,000 m², it is the largest Norman castle in Ireland.
The Castle is noted for the part it played in the filming of the Mel Gibson directed film Braveheart. (Wikipedia)
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Bodiam Castle - A 14th-century moated castle close to Robertsbridge, East Sussex, England, protected as a Grade 1 listed building. The castle is quadrangular in shape and has no Keep.
Castle Stalker, Loch Linnhe, near Appin, I had wanted to try and get a shot of Castle Stalker, not the one i was looking for, but the light on the castle worked for me.
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Lee ND 0.9, Lee Soft Grad 0.75
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Mont Orgueil is a castle in Jersey. It is located overlooking the harbour of Gorey. It is also called Gorey Castle by English-speakers, and lé Vièr Châté (the Old Castle) by Jèrriais-speakers.
The site had been fortified in the prehistoric period, but the construction of the castle was undertaken following the division of the Duchy of Normandy in 1204. The castle was first mentioned in 1212.
The castle was the primary defense of the Island until the development of gunpowder which then rendered the castle ultimately indefensible from Mont Saint Nicholas, the adjacent hill which overlooks the castle. Mont Orgueil was updated with platforms for artillery constructed in 1548 and 1549 under the direction of Henry Cornish, Lieutenant of the Earl of Hertford in Jersey.
Mont Orgueil was to be superseded by Elizabeth Castle off Saint Helier, the construction of which commenced at the end of 16th century.
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