RHH's photos with the keyword: castle

Before traveling to Normandy we were in England for a week for a conference. The conference was in Shropshire and we spent a day before the conference in Shrewsbury and in the Shropshire Hills. I had long wanted to visit Shropshire to see the abbey and the castle after reading the Cadfael Chronicless of Ellis Peters, set in Shrewsbury in the 12th century during the Anarchy and featuring a monk at the abbey, Brother Cadfael. This photo was taken from the castle walls, from Laura's Tower, and overlooks part of the town of Shrewsbury and the River Severn.

Before going to France we were in England for a week for a conference in Shropshire. We had a day before the conference and spent it in Shrewbury and in the Shropshire Hills. This photo was taken at the Castle Gates in Shrewsbury.

Kinbane or Whitehead Castle was built on a limestone promontory on the north coast of Northern Ireland in the sixteenth century by the MacDonnells of Antrim. It was first the home of Colla MacDonnell and later of the MacAllisters. Only the gatehouse and a few sections of wall remain and the castle can be reached only by a long series of steps down the cliff behind. We visited Kinbane and number of other places the last day of our stay on the north coast.

Only the gatehouse and a few sections of wall remain at Kinbane Castle on the north coast of Northern Ireland. The castle was a stronghold of the MacDonnells in the sixteenth century.

The ruins of Kinbane Castle are on a limestone promontory on the north coast of Northern Ireland. The castle was built in the sixteenth century and little reamins beside the gatehouse.

Short-listed for inclusion in the seventh edition of the Schmap Galway Guide, published early May 2009 and included in that guide April 30, 2009: www.schmap.com/galway/introduction_history/p=1103D03/i=11...

Short-listed for inclusion in the seventh edition of Schmap Belfast Guide, to be published early May 2009 and included in that guide on April 30, 2009: www.schmap.com/belfast/introduction_history/p=128641/i=12...

Restormel Castle is situated on the River Fowey near Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is one of the four Norman castles of Cornwall, the others being Launceston, Tintagel and Trematon. It was built in 1100 in the typical motte and bailey style and is a perfect example of military architecture of its period, and one of the finest in England. The castle belonged to the Cardinhams in the 12th century, until Andrew de Cardinham's daughter married Thomas de Tracey, who owned the castle until 1264, after which it went to Simon de Montfort and to Henry III's brother, Richard of Cornwall. Richard died in 1271, and his son Edmund in 1300. From 1337 it became one of the 17 Antiqua maneria of the Duchy of Cornwall. Restormel has seen action only once during its long history, when Charles I's forces drove out the Parliamentarian garrison during the Civil War. -Wikipedia

County Down, Northern Ireland.

In Explore March 14, 2009, #233. I am reposting this in commemoration of St. Patrick's Day. This was taken in 1994 when we were living in Northern Ireland and on holiday in County Galway.