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Ishak Pasha castle at night.
The night view from Ishak Pasha Palace overlooks the lights of the city of Doğubeyazıt, Turkey, and one branch of the old Silk Road used for centuries for trading with China. It's an Ottoman era castle with construction starting in 1685. Mount Ararat, on the border with Armenia, lies behind the clouds on the horizon.
01/06/2025 www.allenfotowild.com
I was hoping for blue skies with bright white clouds but instead got hazy harsh light instead. Can't win them all.
"Moreton Corbet Castle is an English Heritage property located near the village of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, 8 miles northeast of Shrewsbury. It is a Grade I listed building.
The ruins are from two different eras: a medieval stronghold and an Elizabethan era manor house. The buildings have been out of use since the 18th century."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire_Plain
The Cheshire Plain is a relatively flat expanse of lowland situated almost entirely within the county of Cheshire in northwest England. It is bounded by the hills of North Wales to the west, and the Peak District of Derbyshire and north Staffordshire to the east and southeast. The Wirral Peninsula lies to the northwest whilst the plain merges with the South Lancashire Plain in the embayment occupied by Manchester to the north. In detail, the plain comprises two areas with distinct characters, the one to the west of the Mid Cheshire Ridge and the other, larger, part to its east.
The Plain is the surface expression of the Cheshire Basin, a deep sedimentary basin that extends north into Lancashire and south into Shropshire. It assumed its current form as the ice-sheets of the last ice age melted away between 20,000 and 15,000 years ago leaving behind a thick cover of glacial till and extensive tracts of glacio-fluvial sand and gravel.
The primary agricultural use of the Cheshire Plain is dairy farming creating the general appearance of enclosed hedgerow fields.
Meteorologists use the term Cheshire Gap when referring to the lowlands of the Cheshire Plain, providing as they do a passage between the hills of North Wales on the one hand and the Peak District and South Pennines on the other. Weather systems are often guided down this "gap", penetrating much further inland than elsewhere along the coast of the Irish Sea.
Rising some 500ft (151.5m) above the Cheshire plain is Beeston crag, a rocky outcrop forming part of a chain of hills. With a commanding view of the Welsh mountains and the Pennines, the 13th century ruins of Beeston Castle dominate the crag.
Over 2000 years ago it is known that this site was occupied by a Bronze Age community, and later during the Iron Age a hill fort was established to protect the settlers who farmed the area. But from that time until the early 1200s it is uncertain whether the site remained in use.
It was Ranulf, the 6th Earl of Chester, who incorporated the latest ideas in building to create an impregnable fortress. Not only was the steep hill a natural defence, but Beeston Castle was protected by both a strong outer gatehouse at the foot of the hill, and a massive inner gatehouse at the castle entrance. Deep cut ditches, sturdy towers, and a fighting platform at roof level provided some powerful devices to prevent an attack. But neither Ranulf, nor his successor, saw Beeston Castle completed, and by 1238 Henry III had taken the earldom and the castle. Using Beeston Castle merely as an assembly point for troops and supplies, the King had no need of permanent domestic arrangements at Beeston. As a result, no accommodation blocks, halls or kitchens were ever added, and Beeston Castle stood pretty much as it is seen today - a fortified enclosure.
In 1245 Prince Edward was given the title of Earl of Chester and he inherited Beeston Castle. Following his successful Welsh campaigns, the newly crowned King had little use for his Cheshire castles. Although Beeston Castle was well maintained throughout the 14th century, by the 16th century it had fallen into disrepair and the Crown sold it to a local landowner. With the outbreak of the Civil War, it was quickly repaired and garrisoned, and troops remained there until their surrender in 1645.
After the Civil War most of the defences were demolished, and the hill was used as grazing land. From the early 1700s stone and sand were quarried, the old outer gatehouse being virtually destroyed to provide better access to the quarries. By the mid 19th century the ruins of Beeston Castle were seen as a romantic image of the past that should be preserved, and the 1st Lord Tollemache put this in hand. As the new owner, he built a gatehouse at the entrance in 1846, and opened the site to visitors.
Today, some 150 years on, this picturesque hill still holds a fascination for many, whether it be to explore the history, take in the spectacular views from the 'Castle of the Rock', or simply to enjoy the challenge of climbing the steep, wooded slopes.
Bran Castle, Romania
Bran Castle is a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, on DN73. It is commonly known as "Dracula's Castle" although it has only tangential associations with Vlad III, voivode of Wallachia, the putative inspiration for Stoker's Dracula story. The castle is now a museum open to tourists, displaying art and furniture collected by Queen Marie of Romania (Marie Alexandra Victoria, previously Princess Marie of Edinburgh; 29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938 was Queen consort of Romania from 1914 to 1927, as the wife of Ferdinand of Romania).
Bran Castle is a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, on DN73. It is commonly known as "Dracula's Castle" although it has only tangential associations with Vlad III, voivode of Wallachia, the putative inspiration for Stoker's Dracula story. The castle is now a museum open to tourists, displaying art and furniture collected by Queen Marie of Romania (Marie Alexandra Victoria, previously Princess Marie of Edinburgh; 29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938 was Queen consort of Romania from 1914 to 1927, as the wife of Ferdinand of Romania).
Bran Castle is a national monument and landmark in Romania situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia. It is known as "Dracula's Castle" although there are other castles linked to the Dracula legend in Romania. "The first documented mentioning of Bran Castle is the act issued by Louis I of Hungary on November 19, 1377, giving the Saxons of Kronstadt (BraÅŸov) the privilege to build the stone citadel on their own expense and labor force; the settlement of Bran began to develop nearby." (Wikipedia)
Eilean Donan Castle.
Situated in the Highlands of Scotland, on the Loch's Duich, Long and Alsh), on the A82 to Skye, via the new road bridge at the Kyle of Lochalsh.
Named after Donnan of Eigg (617AD), and the stronghold of Clan Mackenzie (and Clan Macrae), it was involeved heavily in the Jacobite Revolution and was destroyed by (British) ships during this dis-agreement between unions
Eilean Donan Castle.
Situated in the Highlands of Scotland, on the Loch's Duich, Long and Alsh), on the A82 to Skye, via the new road bridge at the Kyle of Lochalsh.
Named after Donnan of Eigg (617AD), and the stronghold of Clan Mackenzie (and Clan Macrae), it was involeved heavily in the Jacobite Revolution and was destroyed by (British) ships during this dis-agreement between unions.
Eilean Donan Castle.
Situated in the Highlands of Scotland, on the Loch's Duich, Long and Alsh), on the A82 to Skye, via the new road bridge at the Kyle of Lochalsh.
Named after Donnan of Eigg (617AD), and the stronghold of Clan Mackenzie (and Clan Macrae), it was involeved heavily in the Jacobite Revolution and was destroyed by (British) ships during this dis-agreement between unions
Eilean Donan Castle.
Situated in the Highlands of Scotland, on the Loch's Duich, Long and Alsh), on the A82 to Skye, via the new road bridge at the Kyle of Lochalsh.
Named after Donnan of Eigg (617AD), and the stronghold of Clan Mackenzie (and Clan Macrae), it was involeved heavily in the Jacobite Revolution and was destroyed by (British) ships during this dis-agreement between unions
Eilean Donan Castle.
Situated in the Highlands of Scotland, on the Loch's Duich, Long and Alsh), on the A82 to Skye, via the new road bridge at the Kyle of Lochalsh.
Named after Donnan of Eigg (617AD), and the stronghold of Clan Mackenzie (and Clan Macrae), it was involeved heavily in the Jacobite Revolution and was destroyed by (British) ships during this dis-agreement between unions
Eilean Donan Castle.
Situated in the Highlands of Scotland, on the Loch's Duich, Long and Alsh), on the A82 to Skye, via the new road bridge at the Kyle of Lochalsh.
Named after Donnan of Eigg (617AD), and the stronghold of Clan Mackenzie (and Clan Macrae), it was involeved heavily in the Jacobite Revolution and was destroyed by (British) ships during this dis-agreement between unions.
Eilean Donan Castle.
Situated in the Highlands of Scotland, on the Loch's Duich, Long and Alsh), on the A82 to Skye, via the new road bridge at the Kyle of Lochalsh.
Named after Donnan of Eigg (617AD), and the stronghold of Clan Mackenzie (and Clan Macrae), it was involeved heavily in the Jacobite Revolution and was destroyed by (British) ships during this dis-agreement between unions
Eilean Donan Castle.
Situated in the Highlands of Scotland, (on the Loch's Duich, Long and Alsh), on the A82 to Skye, via the new road bridge at the Kyle of Lochalsh.
Named after Donnan of Eigg (617AD), and the stronghold of Clan Mackenzie (and Clan Macrae), it was involeved heavily in the Jacobite Revolution and was destroyed by (British) ships during there Tet-a-Tet disagreement between the Countries.
Eilean Donan Castle.
Situated in the Highlands of Scotland, on the Loch's Duich, Long and Alsh), on the A82 to Skye, via the new road bridge at the Kyle of Lochalsh.
Named after Donnan of Eigg (617AD), and the stronghold of Clan Mackenzie (and Clan Macrae), it was involeved heavily in the Jacobite Revolution and was destroyed by (British) ships during this dis-agreement between unions
High Gothic castle founded in 1348, which has a unique position among Czech castles. It was built by Czech King and Roman Emperor Charles IV as a place for safekeeping of the royal treasures, especially Charles's collection of holy relics and the coronation jewels of the Roman Empire. The first stay of Charles IV in the castle is documented in 1355 when he came to supervise the building works as well as the decoration of interiors, especially the castle chapels. The construction of the castle was finished in 1365 when the Chapel of the Holy Cross situated in the Great tower was consecrated.
At the outbreak of the Hussite wars the castle became the place for safekeeping of the Czech coronation jewels, which were kept here, with the exception of several short-time breaks, for nearly 200 years. The castle was reconstructed in late Gothic style after 1480 and in Renaissance style in the last quarter of the 16th century. The present appearance of the castle comes from the last reconstruction, which was carried out in the puristic neo-Gothic style by architect Josef Mocker at the end of the 19th century.
High Gothic castle founded in 1348, which has a unique position among Czech castles. It was built by Czech King and Roman Emperor Charles IV as a place for safekeeping of the royal treasures, especially Charles's collection of holy relics and the coronation jewels of the Roman Empire. The first stay of Charles IV in the castle is documented in 1355 when he came to supervise the building works as well as the decoration of interiors, especially the castle chapels. The construction of the castle was finished in 1365 when the Chapel of the Holy Cross situated in the Great tower was consecrated.
At the outbreak of the Hussite wars the castle became the place for safekeeping of the Czech coronation jewels, which were kept here, with the exception of several short-time breaks, for nearly 200 years. The castle was reconstructed in late Gothic style after 1480 and in Renaissance style in the last quarter of the 16th century. The present appearance of the castle comes from the last reconstruction, which was carried out in the puristic neo-Gothic style by architect Josef Mocker at the end of the 19th century.