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Then again, I'm not the daughter of a family that kidnaps kings and such, so maybe her mother was a fearsome sort and she was properly motivated. The story is attribute as being related to Dorothea, daughter of William Ruthven (of kidnapping King James fame) and she'd go on to marry a John Wemyss of Pittencrieff, who is supposedly the lover in the other tower she wanted to visit. Truth? Fiction? Or just a great yarn. You decide.

https://historywithbeth.substack.com/p/the-lovers-of-huntingtower-castle

#castles #scotland

In the castle park of Paffendorf Castle in Bergheim-Paffendorf (Rhine-Erft district).
(April 2022)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Schlösser, #castles, #Schloßpark, #parks, #Teiche, #ponds, #Schloß_Paffendorf, #Bergheim, #Rhein_Erft_Kreis

Edinburgh Castle.

#photography #phonephotography #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #outdoors #city #edinburgh #scotland #castles #history #landmarks #samsung #s23ultra

Dùn Fhoithear

#Scotland #Aberdeenshire #MeerMittwoch #castles #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #MastoDaoine

Dunottar Castle in Aberdeenshire on headland with blue skies

This community has migrated to https://feddit.online/c/castles

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This community will be migrating to feddit.online

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Vier Burgen Wanderweg bei #Neckarsteinach

#hiking #odenwald #nature #ruins #castles

Vier Fenster verschiedener Epochen in einer Wand des Château comtal, der Burg innerhalb der mittelalterlichen Cité von Carcassonne, Frankreich.

Four windows from different eras in a wall of the Château comtal, the castle within the medieval Cité of Carcassonne, France.

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #fotografie #photography #castles #carcassonnemedievalcitycarcassonne

Random book from our home library:

📖 Castles and Abbeys of Wales by D. J. Cathcart King

#bookstodon #castles #abbeys #Wales

Shows the cover, which is an illustration of Wales with the location of castles and abbeys featured

Gwrych Castle, Wales
#castles

Explore the world's most stunning castles! From Germany's fairy-tale Neuschwanstein to Japan's Himeji, discover breathtaking architecture & rich history. #Castles #Travel #History
https://ndpost.org/lifestyle/discover-the-worlds-most-stunning-castles/

#castles A short walk in the morning sunshine , taking in nature and looking at the history of Northumberland in the distance😎

Bamburgh Castle viewed from across the fields in the morning sunshine ☀️

Will this community be moved to another instance?

https://pawb.social/post/25775798

Sooneck Castle on the Middle Rhine (Mainz-Bingen district, Rhineland-Palatinate) was first mentioned in 1271. Over the centuries, it was destroyed and rebuilt several times. In 1834, the then Prussian Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm IV and his brothers bought the completely dilapidated Sooneck Castle and had it rebuilt as a hunting lodge between 1843 and 1861.
(April 2014)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Burgen, #castles, #Burg_Sooneck, #Architektur, #architecture, #Mittelrhein, #Rheinland_Pfalz

Kifune Castle in Beppu, Japan

An eccentric castle with snake protectors and spectacular views of Beppu.#snakes #castles #section-Atlas
Kifune Castle

The Castle of Bonaguil, famous for being considered "unconquerable" in the late Medieval (Lot-et-Garonne, France)

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/26713521

part of a global #Newcastle alliance 😄 #heliotrip #castles

Sign listing all the Newcastles in the world

Historic building with beautiful orange yellow facade at Neuburg

Beautiful historic building at Neuburg old town

Historic medieval scene on the wall of Neuburg Castle

Castelo Armorial in Sao Jose Do Belmonte, Brazil

A monument dedicated to the Armorial Movement of northeastern Brazil.#artmuseum #castles #section-Atlas
Castelo Armorial

Castles, A Very Peculiar History by Jacqueline Morley, 2012

Whether you're planning your first seige, building a fortress or just looking for a way to escape the peasants below, 'Castles: A Very Peculiar History' is full of tips, tricks and horror stories from the castle-building trade.

@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#history
#castles

We can't all match up to the combined beauty and danger of the Tower of London, but in this title you'll learn who developed the world's first flat-pack castle, the difference between donjeons and dungeons (it's important, trust us) and even the best time of year for a siege. Discover how a fortress was brought down by forty pigs and even how to use a common plant to defect lightning! Gasp in horrible glee at the many horrid substances poured onto beseigers through those dastardly trebuchets (there are things worse than boiling hot oil!). From the keep to the bailey, 'Castles: A Very Peculiar History' is all you need to learn how to build, manage and defend a mighty fortress.

The medieval walls of Aigues-Mortes (Gard, France)

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/26550658

#Castles

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