Castles & Stately Homes of Great Britain
The Great British Countryside...
...is quite literally peppered with the most stunning array of castles and stately homes with more history attached than you can shake a stick at.
I thought a few of you might be interested to see some of these residences in the lead up to the UK hosting the Olympic Games and this year also being the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Starting off in the Westcountry...
St Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall - St Michael's Mount :: Home
Home to the St Aubyn family some parts of the castle buildings date back to the 1100's. It was from the top of this castle in fact that the very first beacons were lit to warn about the impending Spanish Armada in 1588.
Incidentally St Michael's Mount has a near twin quite literally, in the shape of Mont Saint Michele off the Normandy coast in northern France. Coincidence?
More to come shortly...
...is quite literally peppered with the most stunning array of castles and stately homes with more history attached than you can shake a stick at.
I thought a few of you might be interested to see some of these residences in the lead up to the UK hosting the Olympic Games and this year also being the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Starting off in the Westcountry...
St Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall - St Michael's Mount :: Home
Home to the St Aubyn family some parts of the castle buildings date back to the 1100's. It was from the top of this castle in fact that the very first beacons were lit to warn about the impending Spanish Armada in 1588.
Incidentally St Michael's Mount has a near twin quite literally, in the shape of Mont Saint Michele off the Normandy coast in northern France. Coincidence?
More to come shortly...
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