mercoledì 23 luglio 2014

Rovine e frammenti


Kinloss, Scotland; sotto: St Patrick's Well, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland

















Keiss Castle is a partially ruined castle in Scotland 


















The way along the cliff to Fingal's Cave on the uninhabited Isle of Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Similar formations are found at the Giant's Causeway in Ireland. According to the legend, the Irish giant Fionn mac Cumhaill (Fingal) built the causeway to walk from Ireland to Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner.



Dunnotar Castle - Stonehaven, Scotland - William Wallace, Mary Queen of Scots, the Marquis of Montrose and the future King Charles II, all graced the Castle with their presence. Most famously though, it was at Dunnottar Castle that a small garrison held out against the might of Cromwell’s army for eight months. By the close of the 14th century, Dunnottar was firmly under Scottish control, under the Clan Keith. 




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