Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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After destroying Norham Castle the Scottish Army moved on to Etal castle which fell easily and was therefore left intact.
The castle was built in the early fourteenth century by Robert Manners, in a strategic position by a ford over the River Till. As a border stronghold, Etal was vulnerable to attack from Scottish raiders, and [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2009
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The Scottish Army crossed the border into England at Coldstream, where they razed Wark Castle before moving onto Norham. They laid siege to Norham Castle for 6 days before destroying it and moving on.
A castle was first built at Norham in the twelfth century by a Bishop of Durham. The huge bulk of this building [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 21st 2009
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This is the first of what is intended to be a series of posts highlighting the places that were significant to the Battle of Flodden.
Before leaving on their journey to the borders, the Scottish Army assembled just outside Edinburgh.
Quite by fluke I found myself having an in-car picnic near the town of Duns where the [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Oct 20th 2009
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It seems that normal service has resumed at least for a while with my internet connection. So now I can share with you the impressive views that can be seen from Edinburgh Castle:
A larger version of the last picture can be viewed here.
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2009
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I saw this very interesting photograph in the museum of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards which is inside Edinburgh Castle. I couldn’t resist trying to get a photo of it and you can probably see that I have managed to get my own reflection in the glass too.
All I can say about the [...]
26 Comments CherryPie on Oct 16th 2009
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It had been a long time since I last visited Edinburgh Castle so during my stay in Northumberland I ventured across the border to see how it had changed since my last visit. I mostly managed to miss the rain. It only rained for 20 minutes in Edinburgh, but back across the border in England [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 15th 2009
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How very remiss of me, I nearly left the Cragside Estate before showing you Nelly’s Moss Lake:
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2009
