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Aarburg Castle (German: Festung Aarburg) is a castle in the municipality of Aarburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Located high above the town of Aarburg on a steep, rocky hill, the castle was built around a medieval fortress that controlled the narrow part of the Aare and served as the seat of the Aarburg bailiff.
Eilean Donan Castle photo processed to give an antique look.
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Criccieth Castle on a beautiful sunny afternoon with blue skies and white clouds,
with views of the sea.
The Castle is a ruined 13th Century fortification in Gwynedd, North Wales.
It is located on a rocky headland overlooking Tremadog Bay.
Taken while hiking the Castle Rock Trail at Big Bear Lake, CA. Castle Rock is in the center of the photo.
Darfeld Castle - District Coesfeld, NRW/Germany
slightly textured with some 'Dark Rays'
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Although the legends about Beusdael go back to the Carolingian era of Charlemagne, the donjon dates from the 13th century.
The first lords of Beusdael appear from the beginning of the fourteenth century. The Beusdael family had a lot of power and status.
In 1882, major renovations were carried out on the castle.
However, during the occupation in 1940-1945, the interior of the castle was severely damaged.
Caernarfon Castle, is a medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north-west Wales cared for by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service. There was a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Caernarfon from the late 11th century until 1283 when King Edward I of England began replacing it with the current stone structure. The Edwardian town and castle acted as the administrative centre of north Wales and as a result the defences were built on a grand scale. There was a deliberate link with Caernarfon's Roman past and the Roman fort of Segontium is nearby.
Mulgrave Castle near Sandsend, North Yorkshire. Replacing an earlier motte-and-bailey fortification, Mulgrave Castle acted as an administrative centre for the vast Yorkshire estates of its owners and in the seventeenth century found a new role as a hunting lodge. It was re-fortified during the Civil War and then slighted on the orders of Parliament in 1647.
A former 18th-century Customs House, The Anglesey Arms is a traditional Welsh pub right next to Caernarfon Castle on the shores of the beautiful Menai Straits
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In this photo I tried to make use of a yellow filter to enhance the sky values in a black and white image. So I added a Cokin filter holder and Cokin light yellow filter. The effect is not as pronounced as I would have expected. Maybe I will have to go red next time.
Nikon Zf, FTZII adaptor, Samyang T-S 3.5/24, yellow filter, Adjusted in Lightroom.
The grade I Listed castle dates from Norman times, having been extended several times during the 17th and 18th centuries by the Luttrell family who gave it to the National Trust. It is a scheduled Monument which sits on a steep hill called the Tor.
on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales. Oystermouth Castle is a Norman stone castle in Wales, overlooking Swansea Bay on the east side of the Gower Peninsula near the village of the Mumbles. Features include ancient graffiti art from the 14th century, private staircases leading from vaults to previous banqueting halls and a 30 foot high glass bridge.
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Castle Bolton, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, was built between 1378 and 1399 by Richard, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton. The castle was seriously damaged during the English Civil War.
Eilean Donan Castle at the meeting point of Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh in Scotland. As you might have guessed, this castle has been frequently used in many movies e.g., Highlander
Boldt Castle was built by multi-millionaire George C.Boldt as a testemonial of his love for his wife,Louise.One year before Bolt castle was to be completed,Luise,aged 41, died.Brokenhearted,Geroge Boldt stopped the constrction and never returned to the Island. The Thousand Islands actually has more the 1000 islands ,which dot the St Lawrence River,the river between the two national mainland Canada and USA.
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Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house owned by the National Trust, in the village of Dunster, near Minehead, Somerset, England.
The castle stands atop a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period. The medieval castle walls were mostly destroyed following the siege of Dunster Castle at the end of the English Civil War. Remodelling work carried out by the architect Anthony Salvin extensively changed the appearance of Dunster Castle during Victorian times to make it appear more Gothic and Picturesque.
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Holiday UK, july 2017
Bamburgh Castle is een twaalfde-eeuws kasteel gelegen in Bamburgh in de Engelse regio Northumberland. Het kasteel werd in de achttiende en negentiende eeuw uitgebreid en hersteld.
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Bamburgh Castle is a castle on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland. It is a Grade I listed building.
The site was originally the location of a Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie and may have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia from its foundation in c. 420 to 547. After passing between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons three times, the fort came under Anglo-Saxon control in 590. The fort was destroyed by Vikings in 993, and the Normans later built a new castle on the site, which forms the core of the present one. After a revolt in 1095 supported by the castle's owner, it became the property of the English monarch.
In the 17th century, financial difficulties led to the castle deteriorating, but it was restored by various owners during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was finally bought by the Victorian era industrialist William Armstrong, who completed its restoration. The castle still belongs to the Armstrong family and is open to the public.
Drum Castle consists of a plain late 13th Century keep of four storeys. To this has been added a Large L-shaped range of 1619, and the castle was extended again in the 19th Century.
There is a walled garden with old roses, and in the grounds is the old wood of Drum, an ancient oak Woodland.
Ross Castle ruins, Killarney, Ireland.
I took this standing in the reeds to get as close to the scene as I could. There were several inches of water underfoot, or even over foot! The ground was very unstable and tripod management rather tricky! When I was back on terra firma I realised that I had lost a lens cap, and the trigger for my remote. I wondered if I could retrace my steps try to find them, but it was getting too dark and had a 30 minute hike back to civilisation, so I decided against it, cut my losses (it could have been worse!) and get back before nightfall. I do hope it was worth it LOL!