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CASTLES UK

Stanton Drew Honesty Gate

Stanton Drew Honesty Gate

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Sorry but we had a little technical hitch, the castles will be back real soon, please revisit us!

In the meantime enjoy some of my links to other castle and stone circles

VISIT AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE WILTSHIRE UK!

 

Perperikon Holy Temple archaeological dig site in southern Bulgaria

Perperikon Holy Temple archaeological dig site in southern Bulgaria

VISIT THE HISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF PERPERIKON

THE ANCIENT HOLY TEMPLE

plus THE BEASTS OF THE BALKANS

VISIT WELSH CASTLES WALES

POLPERRO CORNWALL

- photos of the scenic fishing village of Polperro in Cornwall

LULWORTH COVE DURDLE DOOR

Durdle door Dorset UK nr Lulworth Cove the Jurassic Coast

Durdle door Dorset UK nr Lulworth Cove the Jurassic Coast

- LULWORTH COVE DORSET & DURDLE DOOR DORSET PHOTOS

CERNE ABBAS DORSET

- CERNE ABBAS – photos of the Rude Man of Dorset

MAIDEN CASTLE DORSET

Maiden Hill castle fortress Dorset UK

Maiden Hill castle fortress Dorset UK

- Maiden Castle hillfort – giant Neolithic hillfort Maiden Hill Dorset

Coity Castle – Corfe Castle – Nunney Castle – Tretower Court & Castle Wales – Raglan Castle Wales – Harlech Castle Wales – Neolithic Burial Chamber – Duloe stone circles – Stanton Drew stone circles

Nunney Castle

Nunney Castle

Nunney Castle Wiltshire UK castle and moat

Nunney Castle Wiltshire UK a castle with moat

Nunney Castle is a rare French style 14th century castle with its moat still full of water. Walk around to the bridge and enter a very beautiful castle. Nunney Castle isn’t very big, but it is very scenic and very well kept Nunney is a castle that has been very well looked after and even has fish in the castle moat

Nunney castle was built in 1373. Sir John Delamere was the tenant-chief of this royal property of Edward III.

The church was already in place and in a very good position in the village so Sir John Delamere chose to build Nunney castle in a low-lying position.

The French style of the castle was a result of Sir John serving in the French wars, he built a rectangle tall castle that had a drum style tower in each corner and apparently was roofed like a French chateau.

Nunney Castle Wiltshire UK castle and moat

Nunney Castle Wiltshire

The towers even today are almost untouched.

It wasn’t a castle that could withstand cannon fire, but was very suitable for repelling bows and crossbows.

Nunney Castle Wiltshire UK castle and moat

Nunney Castle Moat and drawbridge

The moat was among the deepest moats in England but had no portcullis.

The only serious duty of the castle was during the Civil War and it failed miserably.

The castle moat that is still in existence today, is still being fed by the little local stream.

The church of Nunney village in the background here, a very lovely rubbish bin and a sign that says TEAS IN CHURCH points you to the church in Nunney with an excellent view of  Nunney Castle

Nunney Castle Wiltshire UK castle and moat

Nunney Castle Church Wiltshire UK

Inside the walls of Nunney castle you can still see the original fireplace with its chimney and you can gaze up through the roofless turrets of the original castle

and the writings on the wall!

 

Nunney Castle W C Collins 1865

Nunney Castle W C Collins 1865

1865 W C COLLINS

Nunney Castle, Ghostly Ghost orbs caught at the Haunted Castle at Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Coity Castle Wiltshire’s rare castles Wiltshire west country!

Nunney Castle rare 14th century castle with moat, Coity Castle, Farleigh Hungerford Castle the home of the Hungerford Lords with rare mysterious medieval wallpaintings, 14th century chapel.

Nunney Castle Wiltshire UK castle and moat

Fireplace at Nunney Castle

The Whats on Company Trowbridge Wiltshire’s West Country Trowbridge Wiltshire brings you the lesser known lesser visited castles of the heart of Wiltshire and beyond!

Nunney Castle Wiltshire UK castle and moat

Nunney Castle Wiltshire UK

and now ghostly castle orbs over the haunted castle spiritual ghost

NUNNEY CASTLE WILTSHIRE a rare 14th Century Historic English Castle with Moat

Avebury Stone Circle Wiltshire

AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE

The megalithic stone circle at Avebury in Wiltshire this very special stone circle in Wiltshire UK is situated close by Stonehenge and Woodhenge and Long Barrow Wiltshire

Avebury Stone Circle Megalithic circle near Stonehenge and Woodhenge Wiltshire

Avebury Stone Circle Megalithic circle near Stonehenge and Woodhenge Wiltshire

The last time I visited Avebury I took pictures, this was approx 1992, I noticed some of the stones had changed since then, some due to rain erosion, some had huge chunks missing.

Avebury Stone Circle Megalithic circle near Stonehenge and Woodhenge Wiltshire

Avebury Stone Circle Megalithic circle near Stonehenge and Woodhenge Wiltshire

I compared some of the before and after photos and will be adding these pictures to these pages once scanned in.

Now I have a digital camera to take my photos in those good old days, I used a 35mm camera!

Enjoy these photos from the stone circle at Avebury, if you are interested in a copy of an original photo which was taken in high quality using a Sony Cybershot 10 megapixel digital camera.

Avebury Stone Circle Megalithic circle near Stonehenge and Woodhenge Wiltshire

Avebury Stone Circle Megalithic circle near Stonehenge and Woodhenge Wiltshire

And now you can also enjoy a local flight over the stone circle at Avebury Wiltshire UK.

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