Then And Before . Castles Across. The UK Looked ...Before Falling Into Disrepair....
- Dunluce Castle.. (County Antrim, Northern Ireland..
Here Dunluce has one of the... most dramatic histories of any UK castle. Built around 1500, it was abandoned as early as 1639. The castle’s kitchen – and kitchen staff – had collapsed... over the cliff edge and into the sea as the 2nd Earl of Antrim’s family sat ...waiting for their dinner.
Two years later, the small town that developed around the castle was razed by the Scots and abandoned. It has now become a valuable archaeological ..site and the historic footprint of this short-lived settlement is a. haunting destination for visitors to the northern tip of Northern Ireland....
- ...Dunstanburgh ..Castle (Northumberland, ..England)
- Dunluce Castle (County Antrim, Northern Ireland)
,,Dunluce has one ..of the most dramatic histories of any UK castle. Built around 1500, it was ,.,abandoned as early as 1639. The castle’s kitchen – and kitchen staff – had collapsed,,, over the cliff edge and into the sea as the 2nd Earl of Antrim’s family., sat waiting for their dinner.
Two years later, the small town that developed around the castle was razed by the Scots and abandoned. It has now become a valuable archaeological site and the historic footprint of this short-lived settlement is a haunting destination for visitors to the northern tip of Northern Ireland.
- Dunstanburgh Castle (Northumberland, England)
Now ....King Edward II’s most powerful baron, Earl Thomas of Lancaster, built this enormous castle as a .show of might when .relations soured between the two men. However, the earl. was captured and executed before he could enjoy his epic crib.
The castle fell into disrepair after sustaining damage .....as a battle hotspot during the Wars of the Roses. Today, a walk along the Northumberland Co.ast in view of Dunstanburgh’s ruins offers a melancholy but awe-inspiring day ou...