Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Castle

Standing on a small rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt. We were to see this again in stunning weather but from a different viewpoint on our journey back home. Ardvreck is famous as the place where the royalist James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose was handed over in 1650 to the Covenanter forces by MacLeod, Laird of Assynt after the Battle of Carbisdale. Clan Mackenzie attacked and captured Ardvreck Castle in 1672, and then took control of the Assynt lands. The castle was a simple rectangular keep with a round staircase tower at the south-east angle. It was corbelled out on the upper floors to form square rooms. The small stair turret to these upper rooms being carried on corbelling. There were three compartments on the ground floor which were all vaulted. There appears to have been four floors and the first of these is also vaulted with the other floors being simply joisted. The castle also had several gunports. The mountain on the side is a Scottish Corbett named Gas Bheinn at 766m (2545ft). Enjoy full size.

Seen just of the N71 near 'Ladies View' on the way to Killarney, Ireland. After not finding any reference to this on my research one of our fellow Ipernity viewers came up with the answer. With prominent towers, the Mulgrave Barracks appear to be an ancient castle, but it is really the remains of a nineteenth century Royal Irish Constabulary station from the nineteenth century. Makes for a very interesting subject though. See the comment by Keith, below. Looks good full size on black.

As our Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 94th official birthday for the first time ever at Windsor castle, a couple of days ago, I was reminded of our brief visit to the same place ten years ago. The weather on that day was quite miserable but last Saturday, the sun was shining on the brightly red clad unique Welsh Guards as they performed the ceremony on this lawn. It is only the second time in her 68-year reign that the usual parade in central London has not gone ahead. Keep safe. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53031609

A very long view of this famous castle with its hinterland of Snowdonia mountains.