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360° panorama by Gary Davies. Click the image to open the interactive version.
Whithorn is reputed to be the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, with St Ninian founding a church there around 397AD. The cult flourished bringing travellers, traders, pilgrims and royalty to the site for over 1,000 years until it was suppressed during the Protestant Reformation of 1560. The priory ruins are managed by Historic Environment Scotland and include a museum displaying a host of ancient carved standing stones and crosses.
360° panorama by Gary Davies. Click the image to open the interactive version.
The A82 route through Glen Etive to Glen Coe, with its mountain and river views, is one of the most scenic drives in Scotland. The pyramidal mountain Buachaille Etive M`or, also known to climbers as The Buachaille, is the subject of many a postcard and calendar. This area of the Highlands also featured in the James Bond movie, Skyfall.
360° panorama by Gary Davies. Click the image to open the interactive version.
The Grade I listed St Bartholomew's church in the village of Orford was built around the sametime as the nearby Norman castle. The church is favoured by musicians, most notably local composer Benjamin Britten, for its excellent acoustics.
360° panorama by Gary Davies. Click the image to open the interactive version.
Orford Castle, with its unique polygonal tower keep, was built by Henry II in the late 12th century to re-impose royal authority in Suffolk after the Anarchy. The Anarchy was a civil war fought over a succession crisis that caused widespread breakdown in law and order between 1135 and 1153. The then newly-completed castle served its purpose in 1173 with its garrison deterring a rebellion against the King. It was captured during a subsequent Barons rebellion against King John, a conflict that led to the creation of the Magna Carta. Orford Castle's use as a royal stronghold eventually became redundant and it was sold to become a residence in 1336. It was opened as a public attraction 600 years later.
360° panorama by Gary Davies. Click the image to open the interactive version.
The curiously named Castle Rising Castle has one of the largest and most intact stone keeps of any castle in Britain. The 12th century Norman fortress is surrounded by extensive earthworks that also contain the ruins of a Norman church, thought to be older than the castle itself. Despite being built during a turbulent period in history it was erected as a symbol of power and prestige rather than purely as a defensive stronghold. Its ownership has changed hands a number of times throughout history but its most famous resident was Queen Isabella, widow and alleged murderess of Edward II. She was often visited there by her son, King Edward III and grandson, the Black Prince. During the Tudor period, when a ruin, it passed into the hands of the Dukes of Norfolk and today still remains under ownership of the Howard family, albiet under the stewardship of English Heritage.