One last topic from last years holiday in Wales and this is Harlech Castle!
The walls are still strong enough to be walked...
Its elevated position makes it very defendable! This is the northern edge of Harlech. The units with skylights are on a new industrial estate and I think that the white building across the road is part of the local secondary school. The loop of road in front of it is definitely a bus stop; marked with the words SAFLE BWS.
The sports field has rugby posts (what else?!) and there is the inevitable caravan park alongside the far edge.
Spot the train in the station? It's heading north towards Porthmadog, then down the Llyn Peninsula (seen across the bay) to Criccieth and the end of the line in Pwllheli.
Good view, fascinating history; Harlech Castle was definitely more interesting than I expected it to be :)
Ooooo...a castle! I always think that about them even though I've seen tons. :)
ReplyDeleteCool castle
ReplyDeleteNow that's a castle, just like in the story books. It must have been a fierce, cold place way back when.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing post!!
ReplyDeleteI went to Wales a long, long time ago and this reminds me of the trip - thank you for sharing this with us.
I visited a few years ago and will never forget our visit to this amazing castle.
ReplyDeleteThis was a wonderful peek into the distant past. I loved the 'front' view of the castle - although it was apparent from here that this is now a castle shell, it still bears a silent promise of holding a lot more within! I'm fascinated by the stone work of these ancient walls. The view from the top is beautiful (all the way to the coast!) and, yes, I spotted the train ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this, H!!!