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Jonzjob wrote in post #19343865
Lindisfarne Castle

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There are quite a lot of castles up there. Something to do with troublesome neighbours

Warksworth Castle

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Some Roman bloke built a bloody great wall across the top of England to keep them out but it didn't work right well

Oh my word!! That would be quite the hike to get UP to the Lindisfarne Castle. Too much HIKING for this old boy!

No escalator to take me to the top?? <grin>

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Jonzjob wrote in post #19343872
Cragside House,. Once owned bt Lord Armstrong. He made his fortune manufacturing armaments. It was the fist house in the world to have hydro-electric lighting. An incredibly interesting place to visit

This is part of the posh bit

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And the not so posh 'erks' bit, the kitchen

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Armstrong had lifts put in for the servants so that they didn't have to carry heavy stuff like buckets of coal up to the higher floors and the long hooks over the kitchen fire are hydraulic rotisseries for cooking the meats.

https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Cragside

WOW! That fireplace is so elegant! I cannot imagine how in the world that huge fireplace was even built!!

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Just think of trying to hike up there when the folks at the top are EXTREMELY unwelcoming Charles!

Or even better, try this one

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Montsegur. The last holdout of the Cathar people in the Languadoc

And looking down at where I was looking up

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It had a very bloody history thanks to pope Innocent III and the Albigensian Crusade.

https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Montségur

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Inspeqtor wrote in post #19343944
WOW! That fireplace is so elegant! I cannot imagine how in the world that huge fireplace was even built!!

If I remember correctly it was designed and built by an Italian bloke in Italian marble. Quite overpowering to stand by it!

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Jonzjob wrote in post #19343947
Just think of trying to hike up there when the folks at the top are EXTREMELY unwelcoming Charles!

Or even better, try this one

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Montsegur. The last holdout of the Cathar people in the Languadoc

And looking down at where I was looking up

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It had a very bloody history thanks to pope Innocent III and the Albigensian Crusade.

https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Montségur

Damn! That is even a MUCH LONGER hike from the limited parking along the street!!

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Jonzjob wrote in post #19343949
If I remember correctly it was designed and built by an Italian bloke in Italian marble. Quite overpowering to stand by it!

It is also very overpowering looking at your photo of it!!

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Inspeqtor wrote in post #19343954
Damn! That is even a MUCH LONGER hike from the limited parking along the street!!

We went up there on an August bank holiday day Charles. The temperature was in the mid 30s C and we had only gone there for a drive out to see what it was like from the bottom, then from a little way up and then, "oh sod it, lets keep on going" and by the time we had reached we. all 3 including our labrador, were on our elbows! But it was worth it when we could stand up again.

The Languadoc has a really bloody and interesting history. I was never interested in history at school, but I loved it there and the history of the Cathars.

This is about them and the crusade https://en.wikipedia.o​rg …sade#Massacre_a​t_Béziers

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