In my spare time I enjoy visiting castles - being a member of both English Heritage and the National Trust for Scotland gives me year round access to a heck of a lot of them within the British Isles. I'll place the odd post about some of the ones I've visited. The picture used for the blog is Dunstaffnage Castle, which is located on the West Coast of Scotland, in Argyll & Bute, on the edge of the village of Dunbeg - close to Oban.
3 Jun 2024 2 minute read 1 comment Hoosie
This is a copy of a post that I first made on the Hive Blockchain on 03/06/24 (link here to original post). Yesterday we took a trip to see Linlithgow Palace, which is in the town of Linlithgow in Central Scotland (its a half hour drive from where we...
29 Jan 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Hoosie
On Tuesday we made our first visit to Crookston Castle in Glasgow. Funnily enough, its in the suburb of Crookston, named after an earlier castle built there by Sir Robert de Croc ! Although its a ruin now, its still in decent shape. The vaulted lowe...
15 Apr 2022 2 minute read 2 comments Hoosie
We are back in Wales this week, as we have a few days leave. We managed to visit another 3 castles, the first of which was Denbigh. Denbigh Castle was built by King Edward the 1st of England, with construction started in 1282 as part of his invasion...
29 Mar 2022 3 minute read 3 comments Hoosie
We took some friends to see Edinburgh Castle last Friday - and enjoyed fun in the sun in Scotland. Edinburgh Castle sits high up on a volcanic tor (the old core of a volcano) right in the centre of the city of Edinburgh. It dominates the view and can...
20 Mar 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Hoosie
Penrhyn Castle sits on the outskirts of Bangor, in the county of Gwynedd, North Wales. The castle we see today was built in the first half of the 19th Century, but there appears to have been some form of castle there since about the 15th century. Th...
14 Mar 2022 2 minute read 2 comments Hoosie
On the last day of our vacation in North Wales in February we visited Caernarfon Castle, which is in the town of Caernarfon in Gywnedd. It was bloomin massive ! We were completely knackered after visiting it due to the number of tall towers we had to...
26 Feb 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Hoosie
We visited Beaumaris Castle on the last day of our vacation in North Wales (in mid Feb 22). The Castle sits at the east end of the town of Beaumaris, and is a massive sprawling construction. It was never completed as per the original plan as they ran...
16 Feb 2022 2 minute read 1 comment Hoosie
We visited Cymer Abbey this week, while on vacation in North Wales. The abbey is close to Dolgellau near the west coast of Wales. Its very much a ruin, but very beautiful. It was established in 1189, and has had quite a varied history, having play...
13 Jan 2022 2 minute read 1 comment Hoosie
Another Castle. Thurso Castle this time, which is located on the edge of the town of Thurso right up on the north coast of Scotland in the county of Caithness. Its also the town I was born in ! Sadly the castle is in a ruined state. Although not...
30 Dec 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Hoosie
Eilan Donan Castle is one of the most famous castles in Scotland, and is allegedly the most photographed castled in Scotland. It is located on the west coast beside the village of Dornie, which is close to the Kyle of Lochalsh and the Isle of Skye. ...
