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The castle ruins on Loch An Eilein, Rothiemurchus, near Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands.
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I know of a handful of Irish tower houses which have this style. I think the idea is that you get a better firing angle with your bartizan closer to the ground than if it is way up at the parapets.
I've got a few more with this particular feature which I'm going to try and visit.
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I'm always divided on whether to include a castle in my "visited" list, especially if I was only able to photograph it from a distance. Quite a lot of Irish castles are on private land and they don't want people wandering in and injuring themselves, so access is restricted. Ballycarbery, which I visited today, is in that category, so I was only able to photograph it from a public road and a shoreline off the property.
I've photographed 56 castles and fortifications since arriving in Ireland. I don't know if it is keeping me sane, but it's keeping me busy.
I'm going to pull my audiobook from #Audible. I have review copies that I'm giving away for free. If you're interested in an adventure story for 8 to 12 year-olds, let me know. Here's one code for the taking: Please enjoy one free audio review copy of Tales from the Mistyk Castle, now available on Audible. Redeem the one-time use code below at https://www.audible.com/acx-promo 9ZMPXDRT7SN72 #childrensbook #audiobook #reviewcopy #dragons #castles #magic
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The castle of Montfort as seen from the opposite bank of the river Dordogne (Dordogne, France)
Ireland has a ton of derelict tower houses. You see them absolutely everywhere. A lot are in highly ruinous states and some are little more than stubs. Here's one I passed today and wondered about. It started as a 15th century tower house with a connected stairwell turret (making it nicer than 90% of such structures). Eventually, it got shortened and turned into a more modern dwelling, with holes punched in the walls to allow for more doors/windows.
Another day of many steps and tired feet. Walked south of town to Castlelough Castle, aka McCarthy Mor Castle, due to it's long association with them. They also owned Pallas and Ballycarbery. It's on a low promontory jutting out into the lake, but would have been an island at one time. Today, it's a very fragmentary ruin which is hard to interpret, but there are photos from the 1800's that make its appearance clearer.
Not a very interesting site, but wasn't far off my route.
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There's nothing to keep you from photographing the exterior, however, and Ross is a real photographic gem. Still looking good at ~600 years old.
The picturesque village of Monreal in the district of Mayen-Koblenz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Vordereifel.
In the background are the ruins of the 13th century Löwenburg castle.
(May 2008)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Dorfansichten, #village_views, #Architektur, #architecture, #Fachwerkhäuser, #half_Timbered_houses, #Burgen, #Burgruinen, #castles, #Löwenburg, #Monreal, #Vordereifel, #Rheinland_Pfalz
In the background are the ruins of the 13th century Löwenburg castle.
(May 2008)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Dorfansichten, #village_views, #Architektur, #architecture, #Fachwerkhäuser, #half_Timbered_houses, #Burgen, #Burgruinen, #castles, #Löwenburg, #Monreal, #Vordereifel, #Rheinland_Pfalz
Okehampton Castle, Devon
Motte and bailey castle built 1068-1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert after local revolt against Norman rule. Converted into a residence in C14 by Hugh Courtenay, Earl of Devon, much of whose work survives, including great hall, bedrooms, kitchens and a chapel.
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Hope you enjoyed Carrigaphooca, Mashinaglass and Carrigadrohid castles. Tomorrow I'm most likely headed up to Killarney and the Ring of Kerry. There are a bunch of castles and ancient ring forts I'd like to visit and not sure how I'll manage it without a car. There are bus tours, but they generally don't stop at the places I'm most interested in.
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Mashanaglass castle is unfortunately in VERY ruinous state and not all all stabilized. It's one of those structures where you genuinely worry about a rock deciding to chose that moment to fall on you.
It might have made its way down the centuries in much better shape, but treasure hunters in1864 decided to blow it up, thinking that it's fleeing owners had left treasure in secret compartments within the walls.
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These days, things are a bit more peaceful at Carrigadrohid and it is crumbling slowly into complete ruin. Not much work has been done to stabilize the structure and make it safe for visitors, so you are limited to external viewing only.
Vaduz Castle, Liechtenstein
#Castles #Liechtenstein
The famous Fort-La-Latte in Brittany (Côtes-d'Armor, France)
A new Wednesday, a new Happy Snapshot, a story from my life guided by a picture I've taken.
This time I write about a fantastic medieval castle in the Dordogne.
Sylvia's StudioHappy Snapshot - Chateau de Biron - Sylvia's StudioI don’t even know when and how I fell in love with medieval castles. It could be the tv-show about a knight I saw as a kid, and the castle...
