Castles

Don’t miss Stobo Castle Ladies Day 2017 at Musselburgh Racecourse – Scotland’s sell out event and a ‘must’ in the Scottish social calendar. Enjoy top class horseracing, featuring the £100,000 William Hill Scottish Sprint Cup in a stylish and fantastic party atmosphere with prestigious competition prizes, fashion parades, musical entertainment and hosted within award-winning venue … Continue reading »

Image copyright Cadw Photographic Library A poppies display and a dragon boosted visitor figures to historical sites. The Cadw Dragon spent the summer touring castles, and the body reported a 22% increase in family visitors. Welsh Government figures showed more than 600,000 people explored Cadw sites between July and September – the highest ever recorded … Continue reading »

Caernarfon Castle’s beautiful installation Poppies: Weeping Window has attracted nearly 40,000 visitors since being unveiled two weeks ago. By artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper, it arrived in Wales as part of a UK-wide tour organised by 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the First World War centenary. It officially opened to the … Continue reading »

Multi-million pound plans to redevelop part of a castle in the South Wales Valleys – used as a school until a few years ago – have been revealed. Cyfarthfa Castle, which sits in the grounds of Cyfarthfa Park in Merthyr Tydfil, could see a section of the castle redeveloped and restored. The proposals include creating … Continue reading »

Justin Bieber has set up home in a luxury Scottish castle. The Sorry singer has spent thousands of pounds renting out a huge mansion in the countryside. The 22-year-old is staying at posh Kinross House in Perthshire, while he performs at three sold-out concerts in Glasgow. The star’s chauffeur was seen arriving at the mansion … Continue reading »

TAKAMATSU–Modern technology is allowing visitors to immerse themselves in worlds of long-lost historical structures, including a castle built to protect Japan against ancient invaders. Local government officials, companies and researchers are “rebuilding” heritage sites through computer graphics (CG) coupled with augmented reality (AR), the technique used for the Pokemon Go smartphone game application. The programs … Continue reading »

Recounting tales from 1,000 years of British history, Secrets of Great British Castles captures the might and majesty of Edinburgh, Cardiff, York, Lancaster, Leeds and Arundel castles and brings to life the heroic and notorious characters who once walked their corridors. Here, writing for History Extra, Jones explores their hidden history…   Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh … Continue reading »

Durham is due to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of being awarded its UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS). The site, which includes Durham Castle, Durham Cathedral and the Palace Green area between them, was granted its special status on November 2nd 1986. It is one of only seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the whole of … Continue reading »

Ignacio Laguarda Waltham News Tribune @ilaguarda Brandeis University’s Usen Castle recently made a list of endangered historic properties in the state, but little effort or collaboration has taken place over the last six months to save the structure. The school is hoping to demolish all but two towers of the 88-year-old castle in order to … Continue reading »

By Debi Lander mail@floridanewsline.com On a recent trip to the United Kingdom, I chose to avoid London and Edinburgh for budgetary reasons and instead discovered a hidden gem: Northumberland, the region of England below the Scottish borders. Northumberland offers dramatic coastlines, mountain crags and picturesque farmland dotted with medieval castles, World Heritage sites and blooming … Continue reading »