Castle; Athenry; Co Galway; Ireland; Irish; medieval; ancient; monument; heritage; walled-town; Meiler de Bermingham; circa 1250; national monument; Anglo-Norman; Dominican Priory; Clareen River; fortress, three-story tower; tower; restored; walls; buttress; bawn walls; arrow slits; waterfall
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Athenry Castle built by Meiler de Bermingham in 1250 c which was restored 3 years ago.Founded in the 13th century during Anglo-Norman colonization. much of the medieval town wall still remains (1211)and is part of the Dominican Priory. Stands on the Clareen River
Castle; Athenry; Co Galway; Ireland; Irish; medieval; ancient; monument; heritage; walled-town; Meiler de Bermingham; circa 1250; national monument; Anglo-Norman; Dominican Priory; Clareen River; fortress, three-story tower; tower; restored; walls; buttress; bawn walls; arrow slits; waterfall
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Athenry Castle built by Meiler de Bermingham in 1250 c which was restored 3 years ago.Founded in the 13th century during Anglo-Norman colonization. much of the medieval town wall still remains (1211)and is part of the Dominican Priory. Stands on the Clareen River
Norman; keep tower leaning at 3 times the angle of Tower of Pisa; market town; Shropshire; England; Britain; British Isles; Great Britain; United Kingdom; UK; Europe; English; blue sky; springtime; spring; sunny; IPSV code 2673;
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Ruins of the Norman castle, the tower of the keep leaning at 3 times the angle of the Tower of Pisa, in the market town of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
Dunstanburgh Castle viewed from the north (Embleton Bay. Dunstanburgh dominates the Northumberland coast south of Embleton Bay and north of the small village of Craster. Now in ruins the castle dates from the reign of Edward II (early 14th century). In the 15th century futher building work was completed on the orders of John of Gaunt but by the 1550's records show the castle was already in a state of disrepair.
Caerphilly castle, South Wales. Aeriel view from the east showing entrance keep and curtain wall. military Architecture, fortification, moat, ramparts, towers, battlements, medieval, history
leaning tower; ruins; England; English; Britain; British; British Isles; Great Britain; UK; United Kingdom; Europe; spring; springtime; blue sky; sunny; Norman; keep; leaning at 3 times the angle of the Tower of Pisa; IPSV code 2673;
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Ruins of Bridgnorth Castle keep in Shropshire, England.
HISTEN B&W Black and white Clouds imposing sand-dunes beach, brooding castle, ancient capital of Northumbria, Norman Architecture, Keep, wall, fortification, tower, restored, restoration, Lord Armstrong, coastal defence
Colchester's Norman castle set in the grounds of the Castle Park during the 1930s. The castle has changed since but not in general appearance. The garden displays are new every year. At the far end of the castle, is a summerhouse, folly. The tree in front of the summerhouse in this shot has been replaced. Seen in a D McLeish photo in a 1930s book. Only available info on McLeish is that he produced an exhibition in 1908. Out of copyright? Unknown.
Two miles east of North Berwick is a rocky headland surrounded by cliffs offering stunning views north to the sea-bird colony on Bass Rock. Anywhere else, Bass Rock would dominate the attention, but here it takes second place to the remarkable curtain wall of Tantallon Castle. A visit by Oliver Cromwell's army in 1651 has ensured that Tantallon Castle is but a shadow of its former self. But what remains is dramatic and impressive, offering considerable scope for exploration and plenty of opportunity for sufferers of vertigo to check whether they've overcome it yet. Stairs allow access to the walkway running most of the length of the curtain wall and to the top of the Mid Tower. In its heyday Tantallon Castle's main structure comprised a 12ft thick curtain wall built right across the headland, protected by a deep ditch cut through the rock in front and by the natural cliffs on the remaining three sides. At the north-west end of the wall was the large circular Douglas Tower, offering 6 storeys of accommodation for the Douglas family who held sway here through most of the castle's life. Very little of it was left standing by Cromwell's artillery. At the south-east end of the curtain wall was the East Tower, originally five storeys high but again largely destroyed in 1651. Not quite centrally placed was the Mid Tower, also five storeys in height and the best preserved of the towers. Behind the protection of the curtain wall was the close with, on its north side, the remains of the hall block
Dundrum village, County Down, Dundrum Castle, Ireland06, medieval coastal castle , circular keep, massive walls , John de Courcy, who led the 1177 Anglo-Norman invasion of East Ulster, sacked by Cromwell's army in the 1650's, sea front living, apartments, historical interest, NIEA, Build Heritage, woodland,
Saffron Walden Castle Norman Keep Ruins Ramparts 12th Century Medieval Town Fortification Flint Core Thick Walls Essex East Anglia Historical Building History
South East Wales, Monmouthshire, Wye Valley, River Wye, Afon Gwy, Chepstow, Castle, Welsh Castle, Visitor Attraction, Cadw, Marten's Tower, Welsh Border, Fortification, Norman Castle, Welsh History, William FitzOsbern, Castles, IPSV2673, IPSV5054,
Slane Abbey; Hill of Slane; Meath; Ireland; Monastery; friary; St. Patrick; window; stone wall; green grass; blue sky; sunny; church; Tower; Cross; burial place; cemetery
Lincoln; Lincolnshire; England; castle; Observatory Tower; folly; motte; John Merryweather; battlements; turret; curtain wall; union jack; flag; clouds; IPSV2673; IPSV1164
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Lincoln Castle's Observatory Tower, at the southeast corner of the castle site. The original medieval tower, standing on one of the castle's two mottes, was restored as an observatory in 1825 by prison governor John Merryweather, a keen astronomer.