Tag: Ruin
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Slains Castle
This ruined Aberdeenshire castle overlooks the North Sea. The main part of the castle was built over 500 years ago, though it’s deterioration into a ruin only really start in the 1920s, when the roof was removed for tax purposes. There was a plan to restore the castle, but this has been on hold for…
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Ruthven
If you’ve followed my photography at all, you’ll know that I am a sucker for a ruined structure on a hill. So, Ruthven Barracks near Kingussie in Scotland is right up there on my list of favourite places. Even on a gloomy day.
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The Ruined Castle
Corfe Castle has a long and thrilling history, from its initial construction under the orders of William the Conqueror (roughly a thousand years ago), through various rebuilds and extensions in the 12th and 13th centuries, to being one of the last royal strongholds during the Civil War (in the 17th century). At the end of…
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Nunney Stone
Here’s a rather abstract view from the inside of Nunney Castle. The castle was attacked during the Civil War, and partly destroyed.
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The Old White Church
This old, abandoned church stands somewhere in the Highlands of Scotland. You can see it if you look carefully out of the window whilst travelling on the Hogwarts Express Fort William to Mallaig and back. What did this image teach me? That even something that appears to be run down and very tired can be…
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The Old Mine
These old Cornish mines are scattered over the countryside, and even now centuries after their heyday they are impressive structures. What did this image teach me? The Cornish word for tin is “sten”, from the Latin “stannum”.