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charisstomaA Friend has been doing the vacation tour, part of which included the UK, and posting her photos; so Ireland, Scotland, Britain.
This is great because I am not food adventurous, and I like my being able to plop down in creature comforts. Touring these places vicariously works for me.
She posted this absolutely (one of many) beautiful piece of architecture that she labeled as..
Kylemore Abbey, Ireland
The Map of Hogwarts and Surrounding Areas: Hogwarts Castle
http://members.madasafish.com/~cj_whitehound/Fanfic/map_of_Hogwarts/castle.htm
Little ornamental turrets, some with candle-snuffer roofs, seem to have enjoyed a minor vogue in early seventeenth century Scotland, of which Craigievar Castle is an especially fine - or possibly demented - example, but they are most usually typical of the Queen Anne (early eighteenth century) and Queen Anne revival (late nineteenth century) periods.
We see them especially on "Scottish Baronial" buildings of the late Victorian Gothic revival, such as Torosay castle in Mull, or Balmoral; or on original castles which were rebuilt or substantially remodelled in the Victorian era, such as Castle Coch in Wales; but they are very uncommon as an original feature of Mediaeval British castles. Orford was the only example I could find.
Balmoral Castle from CastleUK.net
Torosay Castle, from Judy Lazarus, "Our Vacation Highlights"
grand Victorian house with conical-roofed towers
Castle Coch, from The Castles of Wales
small squat rebuilt castle with conical-roofed towers
Kylemore Abbey in Ireland has a great history. The only problem is...
... it doesn't look like the photo she posted. I can't find the candle snuffer topped turrets on Victorian Gothic like the one she posted. Haven't been able to discover what the name of the place the photo she posted is of.
This is great because I am not food adventurous, and I like my being able to plop down in creature comforts. Touring these places vicariously works for me.
She posted this absolutely (one of many) beautiful piece of architecture that she labeled as..
Kylemore Abbey, Ireland
The Map of Hogwarts and Surrounding Areas: Hogwarts Castle
http://members.madasafish.com/~cj_whitehound/Fanfic/map_of_Hogwarts/castle.htm
Little ornamental turrets, some with candle-snuffer roofs, seem to have enjoyed a minor vogue in early seventeenth century Scotland, of which Craigievar Castle is an especially fine - or possibly demented - example, but they are most usually typical of the Queen Anne (early eighteenth century) and Queen Anne revival (late nineteenth century) periods.
We see them especially on "Scottish Baronial" buildings of the late Victorian Gothic revival, such as Torosay castle in Mull, or Balmoral; or on original castles which were rebuilt or substantially remodelled in the Victorian era, such as Castle Coch in Wales; but they are very uncommon as an original feature of Mediaeval British castles. Orford was the only example I could find.
Balmoral Castle from CastleUK.net Torosay Castle, from Judy Lazarus, "Our Vacation Highlights"grand Victorian house with conical-roofed towers
Castle Coch, from The Castles of Wales
small squat rebuilt castle with conical-roofed towers
Kylemore Abbey in Ireland has a great history. The only problem is...
... it doesn't look like the photo she posted. I can't find the candle snuffer topped turrets on Victorian Gothic like the one she posted. Haven't been able to discover what the name of the place the photo she posted is of.
