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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.
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Macro of the central spine of a peace lily leaf. The image is formed from a stack of around 60 frames to build a detailed impression of the structure and texture of the leaf close where it is changing from green to brown.
Pamukkale - a Denizli classic
Located at 37.92 degrees north and 29.12 degrees east, Pamukkale is a place where natural wonders meet history. It is located 20 km north of Denizli, a city in Southwest Turkey. Hot water (37 C) containing a high concentration of calcium bicarbonate gushes from springs and spill over the rocks of a mountain side towards the valley, leaving its calcium on the rocks in the process. The result is what you see in the photo. The site is also home to anitique Greek and Roman civilizations, used to be known as Hierapolis - Sacred City if I am not wrong. Pamukkale is the Turkish name given to the site meaning Fortress-of-Cotton. The fortress might be the ancient city walls or fortress-like structures that were around. Cotton refers to the cotton-white travertine rocks that have formed by the hot waters.
I will add more pictures in a series I shot during my last visit to the place. I refer you to Wikipedia for further information.
Pamukkala'yi bilmeyeniniz yoktur. Dolayisiyla Ingilizce pargaraftaki bilgileri burada tekrarlamiyorum. Gelmek isteyenlere tavsiyem: SLR kameraniz, varsa UV filtreniz, CP filtreniz, zoom objektifiniz ve tripodunuzla gelin. Panorama, HDR ve gun batimi calismalarini tavsiye ederim. Saat 18:00 den sonra turlarla gelen kalabaliklar cekiliyor. Iki saat sonra o guzelim gun batimi ile basbasa kaliyorsunuz.
Stumbled across this lovely structure a few miles from the much more famous Ribblehead viaduct. To me this seems far more worthy of interest, being set in a more dramatic location and a much more manageable size to photograph, as well as being far quieter. Think I'll keep this one to myself, shhh.