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Dunluce is one of the most picturesque and romantic of Irish Castles. With evidence of settlement from the first millennium, the present castle ruins date mainly from the 16th and 17th centuries. It was inhabited by both the feuding McQuillan and MacDonnell clans. Historical and archaeological exhibits are on display for public viewing.
One of the original buildings in the penal settlement on St. Helena Island. All the bricks were made on the island as well as the cement or mortar which was made from a coral reef just off the island and converted to limestone in a kiln on the island.
To counterbalance the lovely blossoming moments of this morning, I'll take you back to an icy sunrise in the mountains. I really need to start posting the pictures I took here, otherwise I'll never get around to it.
To be precise, we're on a rocky plateau near the Schrammsteine.
And in addition to the fantastic view of the still-sleeping landscape of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, the photo also shows us how nature is beginning to conquer such a barren spot (which, of course, takes quite a while under these conditions).
And so, in addition to lichens and mosses, we also find the first heather, a small birch, and an even smaller pine.
It would certainly be interesting to come back here in 50 years to see how this place has developed. However, someone else would have to do that, because at 104, I probably won't be able to make it up here anymore.
Als Gegengewicht für die lieblichen Blütenmomente von heute Morgen nehme ich Euch noch einmal zurück zu einem eisigen Sonnenaufgang in den Bergen. Ich muss langsam mal anfangen die Bilder zu posten, die hier entstandfen sind, sonst komme ich nie dazu.
Um genau zu sein befinden wir uns auf einem Felsplateau in der Nähe der Schrammsteine.
Und neben der fatastischen Aussicht auf die noch schlafende Landschaft des Elbsandsteingebirges zeigt uns das Foto auch, wie die Natur einen solch kargen Fleck zu erobern beginnt (was natürlich unter diesen Bedingungen eine ganze Weile dauert).
Und so finden wir hier, neben Flechten und Moosen, auch schon die erste Erika, eine kleine Birke und eine noch kleinere Kiefer.
Es wäre sicherlich nicht uninteressant hier in 50 Jahren noch einmal vorbei zu kommen um zu sehen, wie sich diese Stelle entwickelt hat. Das müsste jedoch jemand anderes übernehmen, denn mit 104 werde ich es wohl nicht mehr hier hoch schaffen.
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Gougane Barra beautiful in the mist is a settlement, west of Macroom in County Cork Ireland. The name Gougane Barra comes from Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a monastery on an island in the lake nearby during the 6th century. The little chapel you see here is often used for weddings, it's lovely inside.
This early Christian ecclesiastical settlement was founded by
St Kevin in the 6th century. The site includes a round tower, cathedral, stone churches and decorated crosses which date from the tenth and twelfth centuries.
The most famous of all the landmarks in Glendalough is the Round Tower which stands 33 meters above the ground. It was built almost 1000 years ago by the monks of St. Kevin’s monastery. The conical roof had to be replaced in 1876 when it was struck by lightning. The towers were called “Cloigtheach”, meaning bell tower, suggesting their main use. The towers were sometimes used as a place of refuge for monks when the monastery was under attack. They also served as both as lookout posts and as beacons foe approaching monks and pilgrims.
The Brough of Birsay is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay. It is located around 13 miles north of Stromness and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settlements as well as a modern light house. (Source: Wikipedia)
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The Sea of Galilee (the Kinneret) is a magnificent geographical marvel surrounded by pretty rural agricultural settlements. It’s famous because of its prominence among New Testament writings. The whole of the Galilee is since this is the place where Jesus lived. The Sea of Galilee is one of the earliest settled areas in the Land of Israel. It boasts archaeological ruins sitting alongside some of the first pioneering settlements in Israel. The Kinneret also houses religious sites, modern cities, and endless outdoor pursuits.
Anaklia (Georgian: ანაკლია) is a town and seaside resort in western Georgia. It is located in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, at the place where the Enguri River flows into the Black Sea.
The earliest settlement on Anaklia's territory dates back to the mid-Bronze Age and is typical to the Colchian culture. It is the Classical Heraclea of Colchis, Anaclia of later authors, and Anarghia of Archangelo Lamberti and Jean Chardin (both the 17th-century travelers). After the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Georgia in the 15th century, it was an important fortified town, sea port and fishing station within the Principality of Mingrelia. In 1723, the town was captured by the Ottoman Empire and converted into its maritime outpost and slave-trading locale. Western Georgian kingdom of Imereti regained control over Anaklia in 1770, seizing the opportunity of Ottoman Empire being at war with Russia (Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)). Solomon I, the king of Imereti, was supposed to be supported in this endeavor by a small Russian contingent under General Totleben, but the Russian troops retreated before a clash against the Turks.
In 1802, Kelesh-Bey Sharvashidze, the pro-Turkish ruler of the neighboring Principality of Abkhazia, capitalized on the internecine feuds in Mingrelia, and forced Prince Grigol Dadiani of Mingrelia into surrendering Anaklia, taking Grigol’s son and heir, Levan, as a hostage. When Mingrelia accepted the Russian protectorate in 1803, the Russian commander in Georgia, Prince Tsitsianov, demanded that Kelesh-Bey release Levan. On his refusal, Tsitsianov sent Major General Ion Rykgof into Abkhazia. In March 1805, the Russians took hold of Anaklia and threatened to march against Sukhum-Kaleh, forcing the Abkhazian prince to release Dadiani. The capture of Anaklia drew an Ottoman protest, however, and Tsitsianov hastened to disavow his subordinate and even apologize for his action, removing a Russian garrison from Anaklia. However, the incident added to an increasing tension between the two empires. When the next Russo-Turkish War broke out in 1806, the Russian forces restored Redoubt Kali and Anaklia to the Mingrelian prince Levan who would later relinquish the control of these forts to the Russian administration. (See Russian conquest of the Caucasus#Black Sea Coast.) In the 1850s, Anaklia was a small but strongly fortified seaport, which had a custom-house and carried on a considerable trade with Turkey.
Subsequently, the importance of the Anaklia port significantly reduced, but it remained a minor Black Sea Fleet base in the Soviet times.
After the War in Abkhazia (1992–93), a Russian peacekeeping post was opened at Anaklia in 1994. In 2006, the Ministry of Defense of Georgia reported numerous damages inflicted by the Russian soldiers upon the 17th-century fortress of Anaklia and accused the peacekeepers of installing latrines and baths within the walls of the fort. Following a series of protests by the Georgians, the Russian military post was withdrawn in July 2007.
A monument has been erected in Anaklia on May 21, 2012, commemorating Russia's expulsion of the Circassian people from the region following the conclusion of the Caucasian War in the 1860s. The May 21 date was chosen to coincide with the day on which the Circassian people themselves commemorate the expulsion, which the Georgian government has recognized as an act of genocide. The monument was designed by Khusen Kochesokov, a sculptor from the North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Part of a Bronze Age settlement was uncovered at Must Farm quarry, at Whittlesey, near Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire, England. The site has been described as "Britain's Pompeii" due to its relatively good condition, including the "best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found" there, which all appear to have been abandoned suddenly following a catastrophic fire. Research now suggests that the site was less than one year old at the time of destruction.
Objects recovered include pots still containing food, textiles woven from lime tree bark and other plant fibres, sections of wattle walls, and glass beads. - Wikipedia
8-17-16 MS Rotterdam passing the settlement Aappilattoq while traveling through Prince Christian Sound in southern Greenland going west back to Boston
This model shows a group of Freemen having found shelter out near an old and abandoned temple.
Another Quantum Lands model.
This was actually only built over the course of a day, which is quite something for me, considering it's my biggest finished model to date.
I had a lot of fun creating the ruined look. And trying to incorporate gold watch links. I also found it fun, but frustrating try out the leaf weaving technique, and yes I know I'm a few years late to that :P
Tree was inspired by some of Dan The Fan and LordGregory's models. Overall build was inspired by Markus Rollbühler. Statue by Stan Building.
Esta gran nube que parece quiere comerse los nuevos asentamientos de las aldeas Gallegas.
This big cloud that seems to want to eat the new settlements of the Galician villages.
A re-creation of a hotel representing the appearance of a typical hotel in the early settlement days of North Alabama, In The Sharon Johnson Park in Northern Madison County, Alabama.
A shot from this mornings sunrise, This is from my fave vantage point overlooking the villages of Bramber Beeding and steyning and the Adur valley. The view is all along to Ditchling beacon in the far distance past Trulliegh hill and the Devils Dyke .At first I thought the sunrise was going to be a dud but it came good in the end .
Santichon Village (more favorably referred by locals as Pai Chinese village) was once a settlement for Chinese who escaped the Mao regime. It’s said that the local culture was once a mixture of Yunnan Chinese and Thai.
This early Christian ecclesiastical settlement was founded by
St Kevin in the 6th century. The site includes a round tower, cathedral, stone churches and decorated crosses which date from the tenth and twelfth centuries.
The most famous of all the landmarks in Glendalough is the Round Tower which stands 33 meters above the ground. It was built almost 1000 years ago by the monks of St. Kevin’s monastery. The conical roof had to be replaced in 1876 when it was struck by lightning. The towers were called “Cloigtheach”, meaning bell tower, suggesting their main use. The towers were sometimes used as a place of refuge for monks when the monastery was under attack. They also served as both as lookout posts and as beacons foe approaching monks and pilgrims.
Machchapuchchre is a sacred mountain in the Annapurna region. It upstages the Annapurna massif in its beauty and sheer presence
When attending elementary school in Chicago, I sat in desks very much like these, with holes for inkwells that were no longer used.
Rows and rows of Victorian terraced hosing in Walton Liverpool, many built to house the railway workers.
In 2018 I attended a Moon settlement presentation by Dennis Wingo of Skycorp at the Rainbow Mansion in Cupertino, California. The Rainbow Mansion is a community and shared living space of NASA scientists and other engineers. Chris Hadfield, the former astronaut from Canada attended the talk, who is famous for his Space Oddity song in the ISS. I caught him in a thinking mode.
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Gonchary-Kozhemyaki is a tract the center of Kyiv, on the territory of which there is a microdistrict with new low-rise buildings.
Pottery is a historical area. Located along Goncharnaya street. It has been known since the time of Kievan Rus as a settlement of artisan potters (their workshops existed here until the beginning of the 19th century). On Kozhemyaki, between Starokievskaya and Zamkova Gora, lived tanners who were part of the Brotherhood of Craftsmen in their entire shop.
EXPLORE # 442 - on February 7th.
Lake Michigan is the only one located entirely within the United States.
The lake is slightly larger than the country of Croatia.
The first permanent settlement on the Lake Michigan shoreline was made in 1779 at the site of present-day Chicago
Twelve million people live along Lake Michigan's shores.