If you’re in the market for a new home, why not a castle?

A mathematician and scientist, Tim Barber built what’s come to be known as the “Boise Castle” in 2010. Its construction on Boise’s historic Warm Springs Avenue initially fomented comments and controversy, but now is part of the neighborhood’s fabric.

Yes, the suit of armor goes with the “Boise Castle.” The house on Warm Springs Avenue is listed on the market at $3.4 million.
Yes, the suit of armor goes with the “Boise Castle.” The house on Warm Springs Avenue is listed on the market at $3.4 million. Idaho Statesman file
The castle is fashioned out of Table Rock sandstone to look like a 13th-century castle, complete with portcullis (gate), turrets, stone hearths and lintels, loads of wrought iron details, rooftop torches and suit of armor. Plus, it has all the amenities of an upscale contemporary home.

You’ll find a whole-house smart system, LED lighting, hot tub, wine cellar and Viking kitchen appliances.

The four bedroom home (plus a one-bedroom apartment) is listed with Group One Sotheby’s International for $3.4 million… (View original article)

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PROPOSALS to turn a historic castle into a luxury retreat look set to be thrown out – after yet another planning wrangle.

Owner Robin MacDonald has spent nearly a decade locked in a battle with Staffordshire Moorlands District Council as he tries to make the Grade I-listed building commercially viable.

He was finally granted permission to run it as well-being centre with guest hotel accommodation this year.

But the application has come back … (View original article)

Each person who loves desires to be loved back. Yet what does a man do when his love isn’t reciprocated by the one he loves?In the pursuit of such a love, with the signs clearly written on the wall, men have done absurd things to win the love of a woman.

There are those who’ve changed their dressing style, the neighbourhood they live in, even their religion just to be near the one they love.

Yet it appears that love is nothing for today’s chicks.

The case of Lord Ege… (View original article)

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Archaeologists are about to start a fresh quest to dig at Tintagel for clues about King Arthur.

Work is due to start on Monday on a new project at Tintagel Castle. The excavations could take five years.

Although the castle itself is thought to be medieval, and therefore more recent than any historic Arthurian figure, the archaeologists hope research into carefully selected parts of the site will reveal more about how the people of Tintagel lived in t… (View original article)

Neuschwanstein. Photo: DPA

Bavarian King Ludwig II’s insane creation, most famous today for being the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty’s castle at Disneyland, attracts between 1.4 and 1.5 million visitors per year.

Surrounded by deep valleys, sprawling forests, craggy rocks, sparkling lakes and picturesque villages, Neuschwanstein is like something out of Grimms’ fairy tales.

In high season, between 6,000 and 7,000 visitors pour into the Bavarian castle every day… (View original article)

Take a walk into history with the Bay Archaeology Festival

A SERIES of free guided walks starts in Furness this weekend as part of the Bay Archaeology Festival: Rediscovering the Bay’s Old Ways.

The walks have been organised by the Morecambe Bay Partnership as parts of its Headlands to Headspace project.

It all begins at 2pm on Saturday, July 16, when the Ulverston-based Greenlane Archaeology takes walkers on a tour of Barrow to learn some of the techniques u… (View original article)