Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: castle

We took a ride to Denia on FGV's (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana) metre gauge line on Monday. It was another perfect Spanish November day, temperature in the low-20ºs and the sky blue . This is a view along Carrer Sant Francesc in Denia old town with the castle walls in the distance. HWW to everyone. Have a great day.

English Heritage are the custodians of the semi-ruined Elizabethan Kirby Hall near Corby although the building and gardens are still owned by the Earl of Winchilsea. Built as an Elizabethan country house in 1570 it was bandoned in the 1880s the house is now in a semi-ruined state. HWW to everybody. Have a great day.

Another image from Kirby Muxloe Castle. The brickwork on the spiral staircase is pretty complex and with the modern repairs the textures are interesting. It is a ruined, fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, just outside Leicester. William, Lord Hastings, began work on the castle in 1480, founding it on the site of a pre-existing manor house. It was never finished because in the cut-throat politics of the Middle Ages he was on the wrong side and the Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III had him beheaded. HWW to everyone. Enjoy your day!

Another shot of Kirby Muxloe Castle the ruined, fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, just outside Leicester. William, Lord Hastings, began work on the castle in 1480, founding it on the site of a pre-existing Manor House (in foreground). It was never finished because in the cut-throat politics of the Middle Ages he was on the wrong side and the Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III had him beheaded. The castle is run by English Heritage today and open to visitors. HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of the new week.

Kirby Muxloe Castle is a ruined, fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England. William, Lord Hastings, began work on the castle in 1480, founding it on the site of a pre-existing manor house. It was never finished because in the cut-throat politics of the Middle Ages he was on the wrong side and the Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III had him beheaded. The castle is run by English Heritage today and open to visitors. HWW to everyone. Enjoy your day.

Another shot from our recent visit to Kenilworth Castle about an hours drive from Leicester. The castle is a very atmospheric set of ruins today but in the Middle Ages up to the mid-17th century it was a very important & impressive palace. The Civil War was its undoing and although it was never attacked the keep was slighted on the orders of Parliament to stop it being used in future. HWW everyone. Enjoy your day..

The new English Heritage footbridge over the gorge to Tintagel Castle looking from the castle side. The steps on the left are the original route across and are now used as the exit for those fit enough to use them! Recent excavations found the remains of structures from the Dark Ages, including well-constructed buildings of relatively large size dated to the 5th and 6th centuries, with pottery and glass finds indicating that the people who lived at Tintagel were of an upper class status, drinking wine imported from the eastern Mediterranean and using food vessels from North Africa and Gaul. In 2017, archaeologists discovered at the castle a 7th century slate window ledge inscribed with a mixture of Latin, Greek, and Celtic words, names, and symbols. Maybe King Arthur & Camelot did exist... HFF to everyone & have a great weekend.

DB electric 185 198-9 on a tank train heading north towards Koblenz passes the ruins of Ehrenfels Castle and the vineyards on the east bank of the Rhine. Together with the Mäuseturm and the Klopp Castle it formed a northward barrier from the 13th Century, in order to protect the territory of the archbishopric of Mainz. The castle, which was used in times of war as a hiding place for the cathedral treasury of Aachen, was extensively destroyed in 1689.

Five years ago to the day we took a river trip along the beautiful Rhine gorge between Koblenz and Bingen/Rudesheim. This is the Burg Reichenstein in Trechtingshausen on the west bank of the river. Of course there has to be a train somewhere - just in view on the left is an electric multiple unit heading north towards Bingen with a power boat on the right seemingly racing it.... And oh yes, there is a fence so HFF everyone. Have a great weekend

No, not the pyramids! A view from Eivissa castle of the setting sun.

Beautiful sunset light over Eivissa castle walls (Ibiza). In the season no doubt most people would be on the beach (or still sleeping off their clubbing!!) but we saw just a handful of people on the climb up and around the castle on this late November Wednesday afternoon/evening.

The Schloss Nymphenburg is a Baroque palace situated in Munich's western district of Neuhausen-Nymphenburg. The central pavilion was completed in 1675. Combined with the adjacent Nymphenburg Palace Park it constitutes one of the premier royal palaces of Europe - its frontal width of 632 m even surpasses Versailles Palace. The Nymphenburg served as the main summer residence for the former rulers of Bavaria. HFF everyone & have a great weekend.

Bolsover Castle dominates the skyline. Built in the early 17th century, the present castle lies on the earthworks and ruins of the 12th-century medieval castle; the first structure of the present castle was built between 1612 and 1617 by Sir Charles Cavendish. The site is now in the care of the English Heritage charity. HFF & have a great weekend. Stay safe.

Today Guadalest is a tourist town in the mountains north of Benidorm but the medieval castle on a ridge overshadowing the Guadalest valley was originally built in the 11th century, during the Muslim rule over the Iberian Peninsula.

The impressive Trim Castle and River Boyne lit up at night. Trim Castle, Ireland's largest Norman castle was built in the late 12th century following the Norman invasion of Ireland. It was used in the production of the film Braveheart