January 26, 2011
When, many years ago, I first saw Lowther Castle I was quite taken aback. Driving near Askham, south of Penrith, on the Eastern side of the English Lake District, suddenly this amazing building appeared on the horizon. Decades after its substantial destruction and exposure to the elements the massive skeleton stands impressive still. Over the [...]
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January 28, 2009
Over the past thirty years of driving up to Whitehaven, I’ve often looked across the valley to Muncaster Castle on the hillside above the River Esk not far from Ravenglass. Last week, though, I had reason to stop there. On my way north in the morning, and looking for somewhere to spend the night before [...]
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