Castles

Specially commissioned animations and comic strips will illustrate a new tourist attraction at Inverness Castle. Construction is currently underway to turn the North Tower into a viewing platform with sweeping views over the city and surrounding countryside. Now Highlife Highland, who will operate the attraction, have advertised four separate contracts for artwork for the facility. … Continue reading »

£260k boost for historic Killeavy Castle South Armagh MLA Megan Fearon has welcomed news that vital conservation and regeneration work is to be carried out on the historic Killeavy Castle. Fearon was speaking after the recommendation proposed by party colleague Councillor Terry Hearty saw the Council approve £260,000 for the project. “This is a fantastic … Continue reading »

The finance manager of the world famous Dromoland Castle hotel has settled her High Court action aimed at preventing her purported dismissal. Orla Horgan applied to the High Court for an injunction preventing her employer, Dromoland Castle Holdings Ltd from terminating her employment as finance manager. She claimed she was being made “a scapegoat for … Continue reading »

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This was the scene that greeted passers by in Cardiff city centre on Tuesday night. Motorists, pedestrians and those out and about just before 10pm would have noticed something very different about one of Cardiff ‘s best-known and beloved landmarks, Cardiff Castle . The sign appeared on the castle wall thanks to a projector Someone … Continue reading »

”What businesses? There’s nothing here,” said Wilmerding resident Erich Whitted, when asked if he thought the renovation of the Westinghouse Castle by John Graf would make a difference to local businesses. Mr. Graf, president of the Priory Hospitality Group, bought the castle for $100,000 at a sheriff’s sale this month with plans to rehab, restore … Continue reading »

The Becov castle in Becov nad Teplou village, Western Bohemia. — AFP picBECOV NAD TEPLOU (Czech Republic), June 12 — It reads like a thriller. Czech aristocrats with Nazi links hastily flee their castle in the final days of World War II, first hiding their treasures including an extraordinary stash of 19th-century wines. Four decades … Continue reading »

The Moorish Castle was lit in the colours of the rainbow on Monday night in memory of the 49 people killed in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, America. The Equality Rights Group’s diversity flag was also flown on Tuesday at half mast over Number Six Convent Place. The ERG expressed its “sincere appreciation and … Continue reading »

Award-winning Stonefield Castle blossoms following substantial refurbishment Details Category: Scotland Created on Tuesday, 14 June 2016 15:00 Harris Tweed now abounds, fittingly enough, while prints from local artist Stuart Herd decorate both bedrooms and corridors. A selection of vintage parlour games, including an antique snooker table, also graces the games room. There’s even a fully … Continue reading »

A BID to create basement parking and a two storey extension to a house in a Devizes conservation area close to the castle has been turned down by a planning inspector. Terence Tovey appealed against a Wiltshire Council decision to reject the plan at The Beeches, Castle Lane but the decision has now been upheld. … Continue reading »