Gordon
at Entance to Carlisle Castle
Castle
perimeter - Impresive
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Carlisle
Castle, Watchtree Nature Reserve & Lake District |
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Carlisle
Castle |
Carlisle's
early history is marked by the establishment of a human settlement to
serve castles along Hadrian's Wall in Britain. |
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Gordon
at Entance to Carlisle Castle |
Castle
perimeter - Impresive |
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Is
this the bed of Mary Queen of Scots? Cannot recall. |
Headquaters
- Duke of Lancaster's Regiment |
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Museum
- Border Regiment |
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Relief
of Ladysmith South Africa - Boer War
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Studying
the display |
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News
Paper Article June 6th 1900 on Boer War |
Queen
Victoria's Choclate Box |
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School
Children on Outing to Castle |
Don't
recall the Story? Place dark so picture lightened |
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Too
long ago - don't recall what was so interesting - Though Castle has interesting
History
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Queen
Mary's Tower |
Camera
Lady caught me strolling in the castle. |
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Up
on the Ramparts |
View
in from the Ramparts |
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Watchtree
Nature Reserve |
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And
now for some thing different - Out doors for Birding and Nature walks |
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Watchtree
half way between Kirkbride & Carlisle |
Map
of Watchtree Nature Reserve |
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Welcome
to Watchtree Reserve & more wind turbines? |
Brief
History of Watchtree Nature Reserve |
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Lovely
Birdhide |
First
Sightings are the Rabbits |
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Best
Sighting was a Mute Swan |
Lovely
Walkways |
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Beautiful
Picnic Spot |
And
last but not least - The Flowers |
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District |
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Lake District is a region and national park in Cumbria in northwest England. |
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St
John's was built to a high standard of workmanship in 1878 - close to
Bassenthwaite village & Lake
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Road
winds through beautiful tree lined forest
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There
are few stone circles in Britain in such a dramatic setting as that of
Castlerigg, which overlooks the Thirlmere Valley with a 360 degree panoramic
view including the mountains of High Seat and Helvellyn as a backdrop.
Thought to have been constructed about 3000 BC, it is potentially one of the earliest in the country. Taken into guardianship in 1883, |
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Lynda
braves the icy wind to take in this mysteries place |
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