Adam *'s photos with the keyword: ruins

"Tyneham Village in Dorset has been deserted for over 60 years, since the second world war. Before that it was an idyllic countryside village...All this changed just before the Christmas of 1943 when the villagers were told they must leave temporarily,however they have not been allowed to return to this day and the village of Tyneham has remained as if frozen in time for the last 60 years." See: dorsettouristinformation.co.uk/tyneham-village

Only the dead inhabit the deserted village of Tyneham in Dorset

These Norman arches were once part of an old church, but now stand alone as architectural follies near to Shobdon in Herefordshire (UK). See also: http://www.shobdonchurch.org.uk

Ruins of the abbey at St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Inside the splendid ruins of Riveaulx Abbey in Northern Yorkshire, England

View of the ruined of Riveaulx Abbey Terrace from the terrace above. Riveaulx Abbey is in North Yorkshire, England.

Viewed from Egglestone Abbey in County Durham, England.

Ruins of Egglestone Abbey in County Durham, England

General view of the ruins of Egglestone Abbey in County Durham, England.

Egglestone Abbey, County Durham, England

The preserved ruins of a cell block of the former Bangalore Central Jail, now part of the recently opened Freedom Park in Bangalore (India)

In the background, the Elephant Stables at Hampi in Karnataka State (India). The nuts are cut open to provide a refreshing drink.

Hampi, near the Vitalla Temple. Karnataka State, India.

Llanthony Abbey, near Abergavenny, Wales

View of part of the ruins of the Norman castle at Old Sarum near to Salisbury, Wiltshire

Part of gateway into Sira Castle between Bangalore and Chittradurga in Karnataka (India)

"By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. " Hebrews 11:30-31 (Bible: King James Version). Corfe Castle, Dorset. The walls of Jericho - Philadelphia

St Dunstans in the East was damaged by bombing during WW2, and in its ruins there is now a lovely garden.