castles

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In Credit Crunch Caernarfon

8 Jul, 2012  in Neighbourhoods walked  tagged caernarfon / castles / gwynedd / history / recession / uk / urban decay / wales by Joe

[fimg id=6686192977] Caernarfon has been a town of political and economic importance. Positioned on the fertile and mineral rich territory at a small natural harbour at the mouth of the Afon Seiont north of Snowdonia, standing guard over the Menai Strait opposite the Isle of Anglesey, the Celts settled here, […]

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Edinburgh Castle

16 Feb, 2012  in Urban forms  tagged architecture / castles / cityscapes / edinburgh / edinburgh castle / history / scotland / uk / urban by Joe

[fimg id=3091400796] I don’t go inside tourist attractions of the historic house and castle variety all that often. The occasional objects of interest on display aren’t usually worth the effort of wading through the endless antique chair arrangements and the endless lists of lords who have sat in the antique […]

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