Castle Series

Fusion_UK

A series of images taken over about 1 hour from 0600 hrs.

Skippy

Fusion_UK wrote:

A series of images taken over about 1 hour from 0600 hrs.

Hey there Fusion.......gosh that tide sure does go way out doesn't it.
I'd love to go back to the UK to see the Castles, they look to be magnificent structures, I believe a relative of ours was beheaded at the Tower in London :uhoh

Thanks for sharing ...... Skippy (Australia)

Fusion_UK

Thanks

Skippy wrote:

Hey there Fusion.......gosh that tide sure does go way out doesn't it.
I'd love to go back to the UK to see the Castles, they look to be magnificent structures, I believe a relative of ours was beheaded at the Tower in London :uhoh

Thanks for sharing ...... Skippy (Australia)

Skippy
Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment.Glad you enjoyed the pics.
Ian

firedancing4life

was your tripod in danger of getting washed away?

Fusion_UK

firedancing4life wrote:

was your tripod in danger of getting washed away?

Tide was going out at this point fortunately. Thanks for looking.

Fusion_UK

Castle Brough


The castle at Brough in Cumbria lies in a quite little village. Entrance to the castle is free unlike many of the other NT buildings in the area. It is well worth a visit as is the Church which is maybe a 1/4 mile away. Happy days.

The oldest parts of Brough Castle date from about 1100, when what is now North West England had just been annexed by William Rufus from the Scottish Kingdom. In 1203 King John gave Brough, along with Appleby and the Lordship of Westmorland, to Robert de Vieupoint, the builder of Brougham. By 1254, the castle was neglected.

Brough, like Brougham Castle, passed to the Cliffords in 1268. Robert Clifford carried out work here as he did at Brougham, building a new hall, and building a semicircular tower, now known as Clifford's Tower, as a residence for himself. When members of the Clifford family came to Westmorland, they usually stayed at Brough Castle. In 1521 fire destroyed much of the castle, and it was not occupied again until Lady Anne Clifford inherited it in 1643, when she undertook restoration work on all the castles she inherited.