Dunseverick Castle

What a location for a castle; beautiful image Herb.

Looks great even in the decay, Herb ! What a fantastic place for a castle !

A great place for a castle Herb did you go up to it looks a beautiful coast.
Have a good day.
Gordon

I had every intention of doing so and got to that bottom path but we had walked quite enough for that day and so never climbed the hill to the castle itself, as again I thought the view better from here anyhow.

Cheers, Herb

Wonderful Coastal image.

SUBLIME et agréablement rendue ce magnifique paysage côtier.
Bon week-end.

Perfect spot to build a castle

Yes, a good position to defend.

Superb place to built a castle
The paths are tempting to go to it
Wonderfully shown, Herb

Thanks Judite. Yes the paths were tempting and we almost made it there but wrong footware put a stop to it once at the bottom here.

Best Wishes. Herb

That castle looks pretty unassailable perched up there on the promontory! What an amazing looking place.

I love all the lush green grasses..........and the pathways make great leading lines. The view out to sea is splendid, especially in the sunshine.

I'm not sure I could have made the trek to the top nowadays............

I imagine it all looked different in the 5th centaury AD Keith. Perhaps the water was some distance away. This looked quite good in this weather as you have noticed. We walked some distance through muddy paths to get were I took this but by the time we got to the bottom and looked at the hill we had to climb back to where we started we gave up the climb to the ruin thinking that we had the best here.
Like you, as time goes on these hills get steeper and higher.

Regards. Herb

Super shot, Herb.
Of course, the Dál Riada (or at least a few warriors and their families) crossed over to Scotland and vied with the Picts for control of swathes of western and central scotland. They brought over the Gaelic language and a dynasty of kings which adopted certain Pictish traditions such as tanistry, which might have helped assuage the distrust of the native Picts.
(Tanistry, the succession of a cousin or nephew rather than son, ensuring the hope, at least, of a strong successor to the recently deceased king. It seemed to work in the main. Macbeth was one of the last kings to benefit from this tradition).
Sorry - I just felt like getting that off my chest!
(Sometines the didactic just comes out of me!)

Well I never - you never know what a photo can unravel Andy. Until now I was totally ignorant of the facts you furnish and I now feel a little better educated. Never heard of the Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riada before researching for this. I bow to your knowledge of such things Andy and of course am also delighted that you enjoyed the pic.

Cheers. Herb

Wie hat man eine Burg dort oben bauen können?

...not much left!

A pity I saw it not, if it's not far from the Giant's Caseway.

Thanks Daniela. This is just a few minutes away but by car and certainly too small to be seen from even the top cliffs of the Causeway.

Hope you are well. enjoy the week. Herb

Not much left of it but what a lovely picture it makes.
Cheers, Rosa.

beautiful this coast!