Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel.
King Solomon (Circa 10th century BC)
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2011
St Oswald’s Church is situated opposite the entrance to Bolton castle. The church dates back to the 14th century, although some of the carved stones in the tower may date back to the 12th century.
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The fountain is capable of reaching a height of 90 meters.
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PS: I seem to be in some sort of time warp and my post for high is a week early. I wonder if my post for public will appear next week…
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2011
Bolton Castle dominates a small village near to Leyburn. The castle is invisible as you approach it by road but as you turn the corner there it is, a very impressive view of the castle towering over you.
The village seems to have some unusual inhabitants…
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The Vineyard isn’t quite in keeping with the location but it is in keeping with the castle and it’s reconstruction:
Vines were first brought to this country by the Romans after AD280 when Emperor Probus decreed that vines could be grown outside Italy to give the troops something to do when they were not on duty. Although historically there would not have been a vineyard this far north, the one recently established in the lee of the castle is stocked with modern hybrid, frost hardy and early ripening variety of red grape, Vitus Vinifera x Vitis Amurensis. In time, this small vineyard should produce up to 1000 bottles of wine per year.
Just beyond the stone wall in the second picture you can see a glimpse of the maze:
The private maze was planted in time to reach maturity for the year 2000 millennium celebrations.
Information taken from the Bolton Castle guide book.
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2011
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The castle gardens were re-instated following an archaeological survey in 1994. The castle guidebook describes the gardens as they are today:
Immediately in front of the Castle are two walled gardens which have been laid out along medieval lines, but reduced somewhat in size and scale. The herb garden contains over 50 varieties of culinary and medicinal herbs, all of which were in common cultivation in the medieval period. These include betany, bugloss, yarrow, thyme, comfrey, tansy and loveage. The enclosed garden is a sun trap which heightens the aroma of many herbs, particularly in the early evening.
The main borders surround the bowling green and are full of many beautiful flowers and shrubs which were found in this country before 1600. These include globe flowers, mallow, wormwood, clary, catmint, poppies, clove pinks and periwinkle.
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 11th 2011
