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William Kretschmer<p>The Castle of Val, Lanobre, France (by Nick Smith)<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>castles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NickSmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NickSmith</span></a></p>
KazEdlingham Castle and the mediaeval St John The Baptist Church in a lovely setting not far from Alnwick in Northumberland.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blackandwhitephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackandwhitephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/castles?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#castles</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ruins?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ruins</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/churches?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#churches</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mediaeval?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mediaeval</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/stainedglass?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stainedglass</a>
Infoseepage<p>Good day, but very hard on my body carrying my pack around all day. </p><p>Visited Dunguaire and Oranmore castles. Here is Dunguaire:</p><p>The Irish name for the first means "Fort of Guaire." King Guaire of Connacht supposedly had a residence here in the 7th century.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Galway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Galway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Castles</span></a></p>
William Kretschmer<p>Eltz Castle. Germany (by Julia Solonina)<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>castles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JuliaSolonina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JuliaSolonina</span></a></p>
Infoseepage<p>Ultimately, Bunratty fell to the confederates, but the overall structure of the keep was maintained remarkably intact over the coming centuries and it was still occupied in the 1800's before falling into ruin. In the 1950's it was purchased for around a thousand pounds and some twenty five times that was spent stripping it of it's more modern vestiges and restoring it to roughly it's appearance in around 1619. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Clare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Castles</span></a></p>
Infoseepage<p>The castle was being used to store many of the Earl's most precious possessions, which got sent onward to Queen Elizabeth as spoils. </p><p>Other lesser castles quickly fell or were surrendered in short order, with the rebellion turning into a guerilla war which lasted until 1583, when the Earl of Desmond was killed in the mountains near Tralee, twenty someodd miles from here. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kerry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Castles</span></a></p>
Infoseepage<p>Woke up this morning enjoyed my Full Irish Breakfast outside looking at this wonderful castle. It's called Carrigafoyle in English. In Irish, it's Carraig an Phoill, which means something like Rock-of-the-Hole. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kerry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Castles</span></a></p>
Infoseepage<p>There's nothing to keep you from photographing the exterior, however, and Ross is a real photographic gem. Still looking good at ~600 years old. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kerry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Castles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Killarney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Killarney</span></a></p>
Infoseepage<p>Mashanaglass castle is unfortunately in VERY ruinous state and not all all stabilized. It's one of those structures where you genuinely worry about a rock deciding to chose that moment to fall on you. </p><p>It might have made its way down the centuries in much better shape, but treasure hunters in1864 decided to blow it up, thinking that it's fleeing owners had left treasure in secret compartments within the walls.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Macroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macroom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Castles</span></a></p>
Infoseepage<p>These days, things are a bit more peaceful at Carrigadrohid and it is crumbling slowly into complete ruin. Not much work has been done to stabilize the structure and make it safe for visitors, so you are limited to external viewing only.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Macroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macroom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Castles</span></a></p>
William Kretschmer<p>Vaduz Castle, Liechtenstein<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Castles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Liechtenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liechtenstein</span></a></p>
Chris in the Kitsap Woods<p>Castillo de Pambre, ES. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ruins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ruins</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>castles</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/roadtrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roadtrip</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscapephotography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photograph</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>Japan was rumored to be the home of tens of thousands of castles under the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868). In this era, over 3,000 castles blossomed nationwide, tactically crafted to shield the ruling family from potential uprisings by feudal lords (daimyo). </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>castles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a></p>
Louis Arnaud<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/trees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dorset?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dorset</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/amateurphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amateurphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/castle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#castle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/castles?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#castles</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ruins?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ruins</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/corfecastle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corfecastle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/corfe?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corfe</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/england?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#england</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/uk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uk</a>
N-gated Hacker News<p>Ah, behold! Another 🏰 groundbreaking revelation: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> sometimes have <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/knights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knights</span></a> 🛡️ and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>castles</span></a> 🏯! Thank goodness for this article—otherwise, we'd struggle to connect the dots between <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medieval</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> and pixelated sword fights. 🎮🔍<br><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2025/02/new-medieval-books-the-middle-ages-in-computer-games/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2025/02/new-m</span><span class="invisible">edieval-books-the-middle-ages-in-computer-games/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
William Kretschmer<p>Craigievar Castle, Scotland<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>castles</span></a></p>
The Dire Mushrump<p>Castles castles <a href="https://handmade.social/tags/castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>castles</span></a> </p><p>That grey one from before? First casting filled with bubbles. Second casting had a raised top face (sanding and polishing it smooth removed most of the 20 number). So that's a failure, but at least I have a mold and I can try again!</p>
Martin Rundkvist<p>My 2019/20 book on lifestyles at Swedish Medieval castles is popular with non-professionals. It's free.</p><p>English - <a href="https://www.academia.edu/38973179/At_home_at_the_Castle_Lifestyles_at_the_Medieval_strongholds_of_%C3%96sterg%C3%B6tland_AD_1200_1530" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">academia.edu/38973179/At_home_</span><span class="invisible">at_the_Castle_Lifestyles_at_the_Medieval_strongholds_of_%C3%96sterg%C3%B6tland_AD_1200_1530</span></a></p><p>Swedish - <a href="https://www.academia.edu/41991610/Hemma_p%C3%A5_borgen_Livsstilar_p%C3%A5_%C3%96sterg%C3%B6tlands_medeltidsborgar_%C3%A5r_1200_1530" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">academia.edu/41991610/Hemma_p%</span><span class="invisible">C3%A5_borgen_Livsstilar_p%C3%A5_%C3%96sterg%C3%B6tlands_medeltidsborgar_%C3%A5r_1200_1530</span></a></p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medieval</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>castles</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>Stokesay Castle in Shropshire is one of the finest fortified manor houses in the country. 🤩</p><p>It was built at the end of the 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, one of the richest men in England at the time.</p><p>@HistoricEngland <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>castles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a></p>
John MckellarLochranza castle at sunset <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/scotland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scotland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/scottishislands?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scottishislands</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/visitscotland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visitscotland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/isleofarran?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#isleofarran</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/visitarran?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visitarran</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lochranza?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lochranza</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sunset?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunset</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/colorfulsunset?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#colorfulsunset</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aesthetic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aesthetic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/calm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#calm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/europe?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#europe</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/scottishcastles?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scottishcastles</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/castles?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#castles</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lochranzacastle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lochranzacastle</a>
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