military history – Page 9

December 2, 2017

Pevensey Castle (Norman)

The Norman keep, located within a larger Roman-era settlement, is another one of the places which I managed to visit at a very poor…

November 28, 2017

Anderitum, Litus Saxonicum

I’ll start with an admission that I spent far less time here than one could have. Not only was the English Heritage owned and…

November 21, 2017

Scotney Castle (Old House)

My first look at the Old Castle in Scotney, as they call it, was one of wonder and beauty. It looked absolutely amazing in…

November 19, 2017

Caister-on-the-Sea, Litus Saxonicum

Caister-on-the-Sea is regrettably one of those places which has not survived very well — though one can scarcely say that after fifteen centuries or…

November 16, 2017

Caister Castle

I didn’t actually get to step into this one. I went there early this morning, hoping to go by the place before work and…

September 27, 2017

Dunnottar Castle

Dunnottar was recommended to me by a person, I think, in Falklands Palace. He also recommended Hermitage Castle, and once I visited that place…

September 16, 2017

Schloss Neuschwanstein

As one of King Ludwig’s palaces, Neuschwanstein has the sense of grandeur one might expect. Other than also having developed into the archetypal Disney-castle…

September 1, 2017

Kellie Castle

I have to begin by saying I did not like Kellie much. Kellie has a very good garden, but it is severely disadvantaged by…

August 30, 2017

Ravenscraig Castle

I am not quite sure what I expected when I went to Ravenscraig. I knew it wasn’t going to be the biggest place in…

August 26, 2017

Caerlaverock Castle

Mighty as Caerlaverock Castle, Siege it feared not, scorned surrender… I saw Caerlaverock in the rain. I think she should be seen in the…

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