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Sechseläuten (zürichdeutsch Sächsilüüte) ist ein Feuerbrauch und Frühlingsfest in Zürich, das jährlich Mitte oder Ende April stattfindet. Im Mittelpunkt des Feuerbrauchs steht der Böögg, ein mit Holzwolle und Knallkörpern gefüllter künstlicher Schneemann, der den Winter symbolisiert. Der Name rührt daher, weil gemäss Ratsbeschluss vom 11. März 1525 nach der Tagundnachtgleiche Ende März die zweitgrösste Glocke des Grossmünsters abends um 6 Uhr den für das Sommerhalbjahr gültigen Feierabend verkündete; im Winterhalbjahr war Arbeitsschluss abends um 5 Uhr.[2] «Hymne» des Anlasses ist der Sechseläutenmarsch.
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Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
Abstractions, Bassin d'orage, Castrie, Herault, Occitanie, Août 2020
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Mit einer Fläche von 105 Hektar ist das Neeracherried eines der letzten grossen Flachmoore der Schweiz. Es wird regelmässig gemäht und in den Randzonen auch beweidet und bietet dadurch Lebensraum für unzählige Vögel, Pflanzen, Amphibien und Reptilien. Schottische Hochlandrinder geben dem Ried seit einigen Jahren ein besonderes Gepräge.
Die Fläche des Rieds stand im Gemeinbesitz der Anstössergemeinden. Die älteste erhaltene Urkunde im Gemeindearchiv Neerach datiert von 1528 und betrifft Streitigkeiten zwischen Neerach, Riedt und Höri um die gemeinsame Allmend. Diese liessen sich nie mehr ganz beilegen. Es gab daher immer wieder Bestrebungen seitens Neerach und Riedt, die gemeinsame Riedfläche zu beschneiden oder gar ganz aufzuteilen. Der Gemeinde Höri gelang es mehrmals solche Vorhaben zu stoppen. Erst im Sommer 1800 erfolgte die endgültige Aufteilung des Rieds, das heute zum Gebiet der Gemeinden Neerach, Höri und Niederglatt gehört.
Mitten in der Bergwelt Todtnau, zwischen den Ferienorten Todtnauberg und Aftersteg stürzt einer der höchsten Naturwasserfälle Deutschlands - der Todtnauer Wasserfall - 97 Meter zu Tal. Das Quellgebiet des Stübenbaches liegt am 1.386 Meter hohen Stübenwasen.
St Peter's Kirk stands south of the road leading to Gordonstoun School about a quarter of a mile east of the village of Duffus. It is sometimes referred to as St Peter's Church; as Duffus Old Parish Church; as Duffus Old Kirk; or just as Peter Kirk.
Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.