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Autumn Castle
As the new travel restrictions were around the corner, I took the last opportunity to pop to Germany and visit the world famous Neuschwanstein castle. The palace was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in honour of the composer Richard Wagner. It is one of the most visited sites in Germany and normally heaving with internal visitors.
A tower house and ancient barracks, the castle is always photogenic but just now the heather is in bloom and adds to the beauty of the surrounding moor.
Culzean Castle was constructed as an L-plan castle by order of the 10th Earl of Cassilis. He instructed the architect Robert Adam to rebuild a previous, but more basic, structure into a fine country house to be the seat of his earldom. The castle was built in stages between 1777 and 1792. It incorporates a large drum tower with a circular saloon inside (which overlooks the sea), a grand oval staircase and a suite of well-appointed apartments.
In 1945, the Kennedy family gave the castle and its grounds to the National Trust for Scotland (thus avoiding inheritance tax). In doing so, they stipulated that the apartment at the top of the castle be given to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in recognition of his role as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during the Second World War. The General first visited Culzean Castle in 1946 and stayed there four times, including once while President of the United States.
Country house, romantic garden, 14th century moated castle - all in a beautiful wooded estate
From the early 18th century, British landscape gardeners had been creating gardens inspired by pictures, but by 1800 a backlash had set in. Critics considered the grassy vistas designed by Capability Brown too smooth and tidy. Scotney's picturesque garden is a last fling in this backlash style of gardening
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Aracena Castle
Prominent attractions in the town include Aracena Castle and the Priory Church, together known as the Castillo-Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, built between the 13th and 15th centuries over the ruins of an earlier castle. The oldest sections are of late Gothic-Mudéjar style.
Aracena Castle was erected in the thirteenth century, during the Islamic period, and was itself built on the site of an ancient Moorish castle. The walled enclosure was partitioned inside, with the tower of homage, or castle keep, defending the barrier that divided its interior. The population of Aracena settled around this structure, giving rise to the current urban landscape. During the late Middle and Modern Ages, Aracena continued growing from the Cerro del Castillo [Castle Hill] into the valley, first as unattached land dependent on Seville and later, in the seventeenth century, as a feudal estate under the jurisdiction of the Count-Duke of Olivares. Still later, it was under the Count of Altamira, who carried the title of Prince of Aracena.
The fortress consists of the alcazaba, or citadel, with its watch tower, cistern and walls; these are flanked by other towers, as well as a fence line that, in its interior, once accommodated medieval living quarters.
Ripley Castle is a Grade I listed 14th-century country house in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England, 3 miles north of Harrogate. The house is built of coursed squared gritstone and ashlar with grey slate and stone slate roofs. The castle has been the seat of the Ingilby baronets since 1309.
Sir Thomas Ingleby (c1290-1352) married the heiress Edeline Thwenge in 1308/9 and acquired the Ripley Castle estate with its mediaeval manor house as her dowry
Sir William Ingleby (1546–1618) hosted James VI of Scotland when the king was en route to his coronation as James I of England in 1603.
The two blocked windows are under renovation
Laugharne Castle is a castle in the town of Laugharne in southern Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located on the estuary of the River Tâf and was originally established in 1116.
is a castle in Austria, considered one of Austria's most impressive medieval castles. It is on a 172-metre (564 ft) high dolomite rock near Sankt Georgen am Längsee, east of the town of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia. The rock castle is one of the state's landmarks and a major tourist attraction.
The castle was first mentioned in a deed of donation from King Ludwig the German from the year 860, when Friesach and several farms were donated to the diocese of Salzburg. Among them was a farm near Osterwitz (curtis ad Astaruizza). The castle is mentioned in the oldest documents, dated between the 11th and 12th centuries, and also during the attacks of the Turkish peoples in the 15th century as a place of refuge for the population. Initially owned by Count Ceizolf von Spanheim, a descendant of the German Emperor Arnulf von Karantanien, known as the first Donor von Osterwitz, the castle remains in his family's possession. After the death of Hans Schenk von Osterwitz on May 30, 1478, the last of his tribe, his property passed to King Friedrich III. return.
Donadea Castle was originally a Norman castle and has been rebuilt a number of times since the 12th Century.
In 1558 Richard II gave the castle to the landed Aylmer family and they occupied the manor until 1935 when the last Aylmer died.
The house was then given to the Irish State by the Church of Ireland and is now open to the public.
The inner gatehouse built by John Hayden in the 1450's which was the first building of a grand courtyard residence.
The iconic ruin of Dunluce Castle bears witness to a long and tumultuous history. First built on the dramatic coastal cliffs of north County Antrim by the MacQuillan family around 1500, the earliest written record of the castle was in 1513.
It was seized by the ambitious MacDonnell clan in the 1550's, who set about stamping their mark on the castle under the leadership of the famous warrior chieftain Sorely Boy MacDonnell during an era of violence, intrigue and rebellion.
In the 17th century Dunluce was the seat of the earls of County Antrim and saw the establishment of a small town in 1608. Visitors can explore the findings of archaeological digs within the cobbled streets and stone merchants’ houses of the long-abandoned Dunluce Town.
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. Possibly commissioned by William fitz Osbern, the Earl of Hereford, the castle comprised earthworks with timber defences. In 1135, a major Welsh revolt took place and in response King Stephen brought together Skenfrith Castle and its sister fortifications of Grosmont and White Castle to form a lordship known as the "Three Castles", which continued to play a role in defending the region from Welsh attack for several centuries
Chepstow Castle (Welsh: Cas-gwent) at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Located above cliffs on the River Wye, construction began in 1067 under the instruction of the Norman Lord William fitzOsbern. Originally known as Striguil, it was the southernmost of a chain of castles built in the Welsh Marches, and with its attached lordship took the name of the adjoining market town in about the 14th century.
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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.
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.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, 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 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.
The visit to Kenilworth Castle was memorable as I was able to take advantage of the views from the Tower that was built by Leicester which was used to court Elizabeth I. The newly constructed internal staircase allowed you to reach the full height of the castle as this view shows.
Scotney Castle is a country house, romantic garden, 14th century moated castle - all in a beautiful wooded estate. Owned by the National Trust, it is so beautiful at this time of year.
Laugharne Castle (Welsh: Castell Talacharn) is a castle in the town of Laugharne in southern Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located on the estuary of the River Tâf and was originally established in 1116. It was rebuilt as a Norman stronghold in 1215 and has seen many alterations over time, becoming a Tudor fortified manor house in the sixteenth century. It changed hands twice during the English Civil War, being eventually captured by Parliamentary forces in 1644. (Wikipedia)
a romantic scene at Prague castle in a rainy day
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Having been forced to climb Snowdon the day before due to the poor weather forecast we spent time driving around the area. With very low clouds and hazy conditions it was hard to take any reasonable photographs. A wonderful place which we were fortunate enough to have to ourselves for 15 minutes.
Doune Castle was built as the home of Regent Albany, ‘Scotland’s uncrowned king’. Doune is a popular filming location and has featured in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Game of Thrones and Outlander.
On my way back from Germany I had opportunity to go to Dover Castle. the grounds of the castle are very big i suggest a 2 day trip to all of the castle and the WWII parts. Here is one of my photos from day 2 Photo taken on Canon EOS 650D
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Central Saxony is a country of castles. One of the most beautiful knight's castles is Kriebstein Castle in the Zschopau Valley.
Mittelsachsen ist ein Land der Burgen. Eine der schönsten Ritterburgen ist die Burg Kriebstein im Zschopautal.
Dunster castle stands on the North East edge of the Exmoor national park in Somerset, England. Some parts of castle date back to the 13th century, though the hill on which it stands has been fortified since the late Anglo Saxon period. The Luttrell family were in residence for over 600 years, during which time many changes were made, the latest being in the in 1867..