rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida

Beautiful shots!!

GWR100 Loc: England

Cheers Bob, and thanks for your feedback,

Geoff

jederick Loc: Northern Utah

Looks almost like fairy book pictures as these are so beautiful...what a lovely place to spend time. I can see why you go at least once a month. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Marc G Loc: East Grinstead, West Sussex, England

love the colours in #1 Geoff

great series

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Outstanding shots of a beautiful scene, Geoff. Tough luck for those geese, a bad day to go for a swim, lol.

Excellent work!

GWR100 Loc: England

It is a bit lovely, and quite a dark history for such a beautiful place, The earliest record from 1137 gives the owner of the estate as Lambert De Scoteni.Roger Ashburnham is Credited with building the original Castle c. 1378-80.
Catholic Recusant owner Thomas Darwell hid Father Richard Blount in the Castle while he administered to Roman Catholics from 1591 to 1598. Catholicism was highly illegal in England and during the second raid to arrest Father Blount he fled over the wall and into the moat to escape.
In 1778 Edward Hussey bought the estate and castles and his Grandson, also Edward built the New on to of the hill. The stone was quarried from the slopes below the castle. The Quarry is now a garden and contains the 100 million year old impression of a Dinosaurs footprint.
On the death of Christopher Hussey in 1070 he left the estate to the National Trust. Several apartments’ in the Castle were let out by the trust and one tenants was The Prime Minister Margret Thatcher, who rented the Belfry in the 1970 & 1980 as a weekend escape for Westminster life.

Thanks for your feedback jederick,

Geoff

GWR100 Loc: England

Cheers Marc, very much appreciated,

Geoff

angela k Loc: Long Island

Gorgeous shots Geoff!!
It looks like a fairy tale castle!!!
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

GWR100 Loc: England

Thanks very much Tp, The geese did look a bit cheesed off, but the did put on a bit of a show for us :lol: :lol:


Geoff

GWR100 Loc: England

Thanks a lot fro the thumbs up Angela, very much appreciated,

Geoff

FrodoBaggins Loc: Texas

Nice shots Geoff! Never seen this little castle before. Looks like a bit of the castle has disappeared. Any idea how much has fallen and what happened?

eurobird Loc: uk

Outstanding photo`s Jeff must make a effort and give Scotney castle a visit cant understand why i have not been past the entrance loads of time`s in my motor bike days.

merrytexan Loc: georgia

beautiful scenes and excellent shots geoff!

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice photos. The castle shots are beautiful. Thanks for posting.

GWR100 Loc: England

Thank a lot FB, What is left of the original castle left original castle is in Picture 3, the round part is a latter addition.The new castle, pictured here is from the mid 1800.

The earliest record from 1137 gives the owner of the estate as Lambert De Scoteni.Roger Ashburnham is Credited with building the original Castle c. 1378-80.
Catholic Recusant owner Thomas Darwell hid Father Richard Blount in the Castle while he administered to Roman Catholics from 1591 to 1598. Catholicism was highly illegal in England and during the second raid to arrest Father Blount he fled over the wall and into the moat to escape.
In 1778 Edward Hussey bought the estate and castles and his Grandson, also Edward built the New on to of the hill. The stone was quarried from the slopes below the castle. The Quarry is now a garden and contains the 100 million year old impression of a Dinosaurs footprint.
On the death of Christopher Hussey in 1070 he left the estate to the National Trust. Several apartments’ in the Castle were let out by the trust and one tenants was The Prime Minister Margret Thatcher, who rented the Belfry in the 1970 & 1980 as a weekend escape for Westminster life.

Thanks for your feedback

Geoff