Tag Archives: medieval
Graveside Memories: Balmacara
It was my Granny’s birthday in June, while we were visiting Plockton, and so we paid her a visit in Balmacara Graveyard. I picked fresh flowers from the garden and we drove the twisting single track road out of the … Continue reading
Posted in ancient sites, Celtic, history
Tagged Balmacara, culdee, grave, gravestone, graveyard, history, knight, Loch Alsh, medieval, photography, scotland, travel
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Abandoned Castle
High on the Northumbrian coast sits this abandoned Medieval castle, its stone crumbling slowly back into the earth from which it was pulled. Built by the Kings cousin, one of the wealthiest men in the country, it was never inhabited … Continue reading
Posted in ancient sites, change, history, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge
Tagged abandoned, castle, decay, Dunstanburgh, England, medieval, nature, photography, postaday
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Patterns in Lines: Dubrovnik
Once through the enormous and dramatic fortified gate in Dubrovnik’s wall, we were drawn effortlessly along its stunning Main Street by the endless line of the gutters. I was captivated by the patterns and lines of these ancient cobbles, which … Continue reading
Posted in history, philosophy, photos, thoughts, travel, weekly photo challenge
Tagged Dalmation Coast, Dubrovnik, history, medieval, photography, postaday, stones, travel, unesco world heritage
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