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The hundred's of bats were flying around like crazy in the storm drain. We were leaving the drain and they seemed to be following us or herding us out of the drain too. Made for a very exciting underground adventure
The sea defence wall. Sexagon concrete blocks on the South shore at Blackpool, Lancashire, North West England, UK.
This WW11 defence had been buried in the sands for many years now revealed through high tides and erosion - Gibraltar Point Lincolnshire
Taken with a Lomo Apparat camera on Lomochrome Turquoise film, developed in the Bellini C41 kit. This is a double exposure.
A Robot initiates it’s defence against the attacking horde.....or maybe it’s a giant shiny metal dong ? Who knows?!?!? lol
Single long exposure photograph, shot in one continuous exposure using a lens capping ,a laser, prism, vape and flash and gels.
No layers or ps.
Raw conversion in camera.
AME industries won the defence contract for the new ROME Colony at Lagrange point 3.
I haven't been able to build anything for over a year due to school. Finally getting back to lego after so long feels too good.
Old sea defences on the beach between Walcott and Happisburgh in Norfolk. Taken as the sun was setting behind me, with some pink showing in the clouds and reflected in the water on the sand.
We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have "guardians at the gate."
Image was taken in 2017 during skardu visit.
As part of Defence Expo 2018 Exhibition at Thiruvidanthai, an Airshow took place on 14042018. Photos taken are presented here
Burg Reichenstein, Arlesheim, Switzerland
ODC Our Daily Challenge: Defences
New 365 Project 2023: 10.06.
Anti Tank Blocks from 1940, over 80 years old now, but still in good condition.
A bright early spring afternoon's walk, getting away from a computer screen and enjoying some fresh air. just past the Spring Equinox now, the light is much brighter.
Dunnet Bay, Caithness, Scotland.
Castle Hill at Almondbury has been the site of a settlement since around 2100 BC. Defences were built during the Iron Age starting with a single rampart but significant upgrades were made in the decades that followed. A fire gutted the site around 400 BC and it was then abandoned until the Normans built a motte-and-bailey in the eleventh century.
History
Castle Hill, Almondbury stands over 300 metres above sea level and dominates the Holme Valley just south of its confluence with the River Colne. The latter was a key artery of trade and communication since prehistoric times and connected the site to the Peak District, Lancashire and beyond. For this reason it has been occupied for thousands of years with the earliest settlers using the site during the Neolithic (4000 BC to 2500 BC) period. Use continued during the Bronze (2500 BC to 800 BC) then Iron (800 BC to AD 43) Ages and around the seventh century BC the site was first fortified with the construction of a single rampart enclosing an area of around 5 acres. This univallate hillfort was upgraded in the sixth century BC into a multivallate (multiple rampart) configuration when a ditch was dug external to the existing defences and the spoil used to create a new rampart. Further upgrades were made in the late sixth century BC with the addition of another ditch and the defences were also extended to the north-east effectively doubling the size of the original enclosure.
By the Fifth Century BC the hillfort was occupied by the Brigantes tribe and undoubtedly was an important site as substantial upgrades were made to the hillfort's defences. The main rampart was revetted in stone which was held in place with timber frames. An outwork, one of the earliest examples of its kind, replaced a simple in-turned entrance. The outer ditch was also enhanced and converted into a deep V-shaped trench. The site was once thought to have been Camulodunum, a tribal centre of the Brigantes tribe during the Roman-era that was mentioned in Ptolemy's Geography. However archaeological investigation has now confirmed the settlement was destroyed by fire circa-400 BC and was thereafter abandoned long before the Romans arrived. It remained unoccupied for the next 1,500 years.
Following the Norman Conquest, an earth and timber motte-and-bailey fortification was built by Ilbert de Lacy. He had been granted extensive lands in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire with the latter including the Honour of Pontefract. Almondbury formed part of his estate and he constructed the castle as part of his efforts to secure control of the region. The proximity of the River Colne was probably the key factor here although building such a fortification within a former hill fort was unusual as, although such sites were naturally strong, they lacked the political impact of being built overlooking an existing settlement. The castle re-used the existing Iron Age earthworks but further ditches were excavated to create three separate enclosures for the motte and two baileys. The Outer Bailey was used for an associated settlement which grew up to serve the castle. King Stephen granted Henry de Lacy a licence to crenellate in the early-twelfth century and this probably reflected the partial rebuilding of the structure in stone.
The castle was abandoned in the late thirteenth century, probably due to its exposed and impractical location, and was reported as ruinous by 1320. Nevertheless the attached settlement continued and was still occupied in the fifteenth century. After the settlement was abandoned, Castle Hill remained unoccupied although the site's dominant position meant beacons were periodically placed here (including one to warn of the Spanish Armada). A public house was built on the hill in the nineteenth century and in 1897 a large folly, Victoria Tower, was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's Silver Jubilee. During WWII an anti-aircraft battery was installed on the site.
Name: Egeskov Castle (Egeskov Slot in Danish).
Location: Funen, Denmark.
Map: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Locatio...
Built: in 1405.
Current building: built in 1554.
Visitors: 200 000 visitors/year.
Famous for: The castle is Europe's best preserved Renaissance water castle.
History, architecture, castle contents, gardens and lands
Egeskov's history dates to the early 15th century. The castle structure was erected by Frands Brockenhuus in 1554. Due to the troubles caused by the civil war known as the Count's Feud, general civil unrest, and a civil war introducing the Protestant Reformation, most Danish noblemen built their homes as fortifications. The castle is constructed on oaken piles and located in a small lake with a maximum depth of 5 metres (16 ft). Originally, the only access was by means of a drawbridge. According to legend, it took an entire forest of oak trees to build the foundation, hence the name Egeskov (oak forest).
The castle consists of two long buildings connected by a thick double wall, allowing defenders to abandon one house and continue fighting from the other. The double wall is over one meter (3 ft) thick and contains secret staircases and a well. Defenders were able to attack an enemy's flanks from the two round corner towers. Other medieval defences include artillery ports, scalding holes and arrow slits. The bricks composing the castle are of an oversized medieval type sometimes called "monks bricks". The conical towers are constructed in a series of separate panels.
The architecture includes depressed and round-arched windows, round-arched blank arcading within the gables, and a double string course between the high cellar and the ground floor. The structure contains some of the early indoor plumbing design first used in Europe with vertical shafts for waste. The thick double wall also contains a water well which is accessed from the servants kitchen in the east house. Several of the large rooms have massive parallel exposed beams with some end carving.
Contents of the castle include a massive iron chest from at least as early as the 16th century, which derived from Hvedholm Castle, a property earlier owned by the Egeskov estate about ten kilometers (six miles) to the west. Numerous oil paintings are found within the castle including a large painting in the great hall on the first floor of Niels Juel, who defeated the Swedish force in the Battle of Koge Bay in the year 1677.
Other buildings belonging to Egeskov include Ladegarden, a thatched half-timbered building which is now part of the museum. Other buildings are used by the museum and for farming. Surrounding the castle is an old park, covering 20 hectares (49 acres) of land.
The park is divided into a number of gardens. The renaissance garden features fountains, a gravel path and topiary figures. The fuchsia garden, one of the largest in Europe, contains 104 different species. Other gardens near the castle include an English garden, a water garden, an herb garden, a vegetable garden, and a peasant's garden.
The gardens also feature four hedge mazes. The oldest is a beech maze several hundreds of years old. The newest maze is the world's largest bamboo maze. It features a Chinese tower in the centre, and a bridge from the tower provides the exit from the maze. The parks feature a three-meter-tall sundial designed by Danish poet and mathematician, Piet Hein.
The estate includes an additional eight square kilometres; 2.5 square kilometres (0.97 sq mi) is forest, with the rest being farmland. The estate has belonged to the Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille family since 1784. In 1986, a full-sized replica of the castle was built in Hokkaidō, Japan, to hold an aquarium. This was constructed with the permission of the Egeskov's owners at the time, Count Claus and Countess Louisa Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille.
Most of the castle is open to the public, except for the areas used by current owners Count Michael and Countess Caroline Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille.
Owners:
1405 AD - Lydike Skinkel and Jorgen Skinkel
1470 - Johan Skinkel
1516 - Otto Skinkel and Poul Skinkel
1518-1533 - Laurids Skinkel
1533-1536 - Hilleborg Pedersdatter Bille and her daughters Anne, Hilleborg and Rigborg
1536-1545 - Anne, Hilleborg and Rigborg
1545-1569 - Frands Brockenhuus
1569-1604 - Laurids Brockenhuus
1604-1615 - Laurids Brockenhuus's heirs
1615-1615 - Hans Pogwish
1616-1630 - Jakob Ulfeldt
1630-1640 - Ebbe Jakobsen Ulfeldt, Corfitz Ulfeldt and Laurids Ulfeldt
1640-1648 - Laurids Ulfeldt
1648-1656 - Oluf Parsberg
1656-1666 - Otto Krag
1666-1688 - Anne Rosenkrantz
1688-1713 - Niels Krag the Elder
1713-1722 - The widow of Niels Krag
1722-1740 - Niels Krag the Younger
1740-1784 - Sofie Juel
1784-1789 - Henrik Bille-Brahe
1789-1810 - Caroline Agnese Raben, married Bille-Brahe
1810-1857 - Preben Bille-Brahe
1857-1871 - Frederik Siegfried Bille-Brahe
1871-1882 - Frantz Preben Bille-Brahe
1882-1912 - Count Julius Ludvig Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
1912-1919 - Baroness Camille Jessy Bille-Brahe, married Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
1919-1946 - Count Preben Frederik Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
1946-1985 - Count Preben Julius Gregers Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille and Nonni Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
1985-1994 - Count Claus Christian Preben Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille and Louisa Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
1994-today - Count Michael Preben Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille and Caroline Soeborg Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
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Ahlefeldt (noble family)
Ahlefeldt is a Danish and German family of high nobility. The earliest known ancestor is one Benedict Ahlefeldt, (d c 1340), whose son and grandsons served Valdemar IV, King of Denmark in 1340-1375, and received significant pawn fiefs and properties in Denmark.
In Slesvig the family inherited estates Sogard, Nor, Konigsforde-Lindau, Sakstorp and Gelting. In Holstein, Bossee, Lehmkulen, Wittmold, Deutsch-Nienhof, Emkendorf, Kl. Nordsee, Haseldorf and Fresenburg. High royal councillor Burchard Ahlefeldt of Eskilsmark received in 1672 letters patent as Danish count.
His kinsman Frederik Ahlefeldt (d. 1686), was erected in 1665 to Heiliger Romischer Reichsgraf, ie German count in immediate vassalage to the emperor. He further received in the same year as his kinsman, in 1672 the Danish title of count. One of his grandsons, count Christian Ahlefeldt inherited the county of Laurvig in Norway. In 1785 he received the royal licence to himself and his descendants to bear the name Ahlefeldt-Laurvig.
Bille (noble family)
Bille is a Danish noble family, part of the ancient Danish nobility from Scania in southern Sweden.
Its members have played a prominent role in Danish politics and society since the mid 13th century. The family includes the comital branches Bille-Brahe and Bille-Brahe-Selby.
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Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egeskov_Castle
da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egeskov_Slot
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahlefeldt_(noble_family)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bille_(noble_family)
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Shivering Sands Maunsell Army Fort, in the Thames Estuary.
Built to defend London against aerial attack in WW2, the fort housed an anti-aircraft battery.
Now lying derelict and home only to sea birds
Scotland's Goal Defence Emily Nicholl nips in front of Australia's Goal Shooter Cara Koenen to grab the ball during their netball match at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, NEC Arena, Birmingham.
British hardened field defences of World War II
Fraisthorpe is a stretch of beach to the South of Bridlington. Fraisthorpe used to be a deserted beach but over the years has become more popular. It is reached by a single track road zig zagging across the fields. South of Fraisthorpe the cliffs are eroding but North of Fraisthorpe the cliffs are protected by a narrow band of dunes and Maram Grass and have not eroded for over 40 years. In fact there is more dry land here now. This row of antitank blocks is the changeover point for erosion winning . When Fraisthorpe was much quieter it used to be popular with naturists.
The Pillbox in this photo would have originally been on the cliff top in 1940. Over 100m of land has disappeared.