Castles!- Large Photos

[DonaCatalina]

On to Italy to see Lucignano, which is a fortified town as well as castle.

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Assumburg Castle in the Netherlands.

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We go to Scotland to visit Castle Gloom
Not, I'm not kidding. It was renamed Castle Campbell after the fifteenth century.
Castle Campbell stands high on a rocky outcrop between the Burn of Sorrow and the Burn of Care in central Scotland.



Tower at the castle



view from the wall

[DonaCatalina]

Going back to Spain for a little warmth. Puente del Congosto is in the municipality of Puente del Congosto, province of Salamanca, autonomous community of Castile and Leon.
Very Large Photo

[captmarga]

Really nice selections the last couple of days!  Love "Gloom"!!!

Capt Marga

[Lady Amy of York]

I love  the  castles  that have  ben posted  the last few  days. Breathtaking.  This  is  such  a neat  thread.  It is  like a rennie  version  of  the  travel channel !

[DonaCatalina]

Kerak Castle

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Today we are going to visit Holland and see De Haar Castle
De Haar Castle is probably the most visited castle in the Netherlands, after Muiden Castle. This Gothic fairy-tale castle we see today however was built from 1892 till 1912 with incorporation of the large 15th century ruins of the original castle.


Panaramio Photo of the castle

[LadyElizabeth]

Ooh, I'll have to put that one on my list to visit when I get a chance to go to Netherlands... 

I just love seeing your castles each day.  I visited so many when I was in Greece, Ireland, England, and France.  Yeah castles!

[captmarga]

Oh, that last one... good thing I was NOT wearing a corset.

I REALLY want to go visit that one.  No, I don't.  I wouldn't leave...

Sigh.

Capt Marga

[DonaCatalina]

Back to sunny Italy for Castello della Pietra
,Castle of the Rock being a fitting name.
What makes this pile of ruins interesting is the fact that there are records of a castle here in the 10th century. This makes this castle one of the oldest that is still obviously a castle.




top of the rocks pictured below, as you can see the acent is difficult and dangerous.

[DonaCatalina]

Corgarff Castle in Scotland.
This castle has been restored to its original condition with a star shaped curtain wall.

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Kasteel Hernen in the Netherlands is a classical moated medieval castle, though much remodeled in the 17th century.

[Lady Penelope]

Wow, the dark clouds in the first picture there make the castle look so eerie. But it's beautiful at the same time.

[DonaCatalina]

Cardigan Castle in Wales is our stop for today.
Cardigan Castle, dating back to the 12th century and site of the first Eisteddfod, is currently undergoing a complete restoration programme.