You captured the mood of this snow covered scene so well with your stunning shots! Thanks for the tour of Bradgate Park. Was the tower part of a castle or fort or something?
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You captured the mood of this snow covered scene so well with your stunning shots! Thanks for the tour of Bradgate Park. Was the tower part of a castle or fort or something?
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Thanks! it's actually hoar frost rather than snow believe it or not. It snowed the day after we were there. Old John Tower is a bit of a mystery - legend has it that the aristocratic landowner held parties on that hill and during one particularly drunken evening one of his workers was killed. They added the "handle" to the side of the building to make it look like a tankard of ale in memory of the worker. Take that one with a huge pinch of salt I think :-)
That's a great legend! Ah yes! I've seen plenty of hoar frost in Scotland! I had just assumed it was snow.
Thought so too myself till I started walking on it!