Slept in and stayed local. Still got about 10k steps in visiting the Roscommon museum, a Dominican priory from the 1250's, sat and watched little horses graze and made a second trip out to Roscommon castle to see it in better light.
Slept in and stayed local. Still got about 10k steps in visiting the Roscommon museum, a Dominican priory from the 1250's, sat and watched little horses graze and made a second trip out to Roscommon castle to see it in better light.
I am in the town of Castlebar for the night. The bar part does not refer to any of the town's many fine drinking establishments. It's a reference to the de Barry family castle which was the 13th century nexus for development in the area. Today, Castlebar is the county seat for Mayo. The castle itself is long gone, so nothing for me to look at, but the name lingers on. I visited several other de Barry associated castles earlier in this trip, including Barryscourt.
I have now been to multiple castles with individuals tied to them whose name means something like "So-and-so of the Battle-Axe."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syr_Hywel_y_Fwyall
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrough_na_dTuadh_%C3%93_Flaithbheartaigh
https://www.europesays.com/1951300/ 5 Czech castles to visit on a day trip from Prague! #Castles #Česko #CzechRepublic #czechia #RadioPragueInternational #travel #zprávy
Japan was rumored to be the home of tens of thousands of castles under the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868). In this era, over 3,000 castles blossomed nationwide, tactically crafted to shield the ruling family from potential uprisings by feudal lords (daimyo).
Peterhof. La Chapelle du Château , ca. 1890-1906 Gosudarstvennyĭ khudozhestvenno-arkhitekturnyĭ dvort︠s︡ovo-parkovyĭ muzeĭ-zapovednik v g. Petrodvort︠s︡e,Chapels,Orthodox churches,Castles & palaces,Russia Saint Petersburg
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Castles castles #castles
That grey one from before? First casting filled with bubbles. Second casting had a raised top face (sanding and polishing it smooth removed most of the 20 number). So that's a failure, but at least I have a mold and I can try again!
My 2019/20 book on lifestyles at Swedish Medieval castles is popular with non-professionals. It's free.
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#naturfotografie #Frühling #springtime #hessenentdecken #castles
#burgenundschlösser #castlephotography
#lichtundschatten #hessenliebe
Frühlingszauber am Alten Schloss in Gießen / Germany
It makes you think standing there...
(much more in ALT-Text)
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#WindowFriday
#FensterFreitag
#photograph
#scotland
#lochness
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Malbork Castle, Poland, portion of outermost wall World's largest brick castle, & largest castle by area. Built 1406, about half was demolished during fighting in 1945, but has since been slowly rebuilt. #photography #landscape #architecture #malbork #castles #poland #EastCoastKin
Moscou. Le Château Petrowsky , ca. 1890-1906 Castles & palaces,Russia Moscow
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