Uploads from Richard Tierney, tagged cumbria, with geodata

Arnside Tower

nobody@flickr.com (Richard Tierney) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:10:56 -0700

Copyright (C) Richard Tierney Photography
richardtierney@hotmail.com

Arnside Tower was built in the second half of the 15th century; tower houses were then often built in the insecure areas of northern England and southern Scotland. Constructed of limestone rubble, the tower was originally five storeys high, measuring 50 feet by 34 feet. The tower was built with an adjacent wing of equal height built onto the side of the tower in a style common in Scotland, but rare in English tower houses.Historian Anthony Emery suggests that the design may have been influenced by that at Ashby de la Zouch Castle, rebuilt in 1464 by Lord Hastings. The tower suffered a serious fire in 1602 but after repairs remained in use until the end of the 17th century
One of the walls of the tower collapsed around 1900, and as of 2010 English Heritage considered the condition of the castle to be poor, and to be at risk of further slow decline. Arnside Tower is a Grade II* listed building.

Wikipedia

Swinshead Stone Circle Cumbria

nobody@flickr.com (Richard Tierney) — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 08:59:58 -0700

Richard Tierney posted a photo:

Swinside, which is also known as Sunkenkirk and Swineshead, is a stone circle lying beside Swinside Fell, part of Black Combe in southern Cumbria, North West England. One of around 1,300 recorded stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany, it was constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition that lasted from 3,300 to 900 BCE, during what archaeologists categorise as the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages.
In this period, the Lake District – a mountainous area in which Swinside is located – saw particularly high levels of stone circle construction, with other notable examples including the Castlerigg stone circle and Long Meg and Her Daughters. The original purposes of these circles is still debated, although most archaeologists concur that they were built for ritual or ceremonial reasons.
Constructed from local slate, the ring has a diameter of about 93 ft 8ins (26.8m), and currently contains 55 stones, although when originally constructed there probably would have been around 60.An entrance-exit was included on the monument's south-eastern side, which was defined by the inclusion of two outer portal stones.
In the Early Modern period, local folklore about the stones held that they had once been used in the construction of a church, but that the Devil continually thwarted these plans, creating the stone circle in the process. Archaeological investigation into the monument began in the early 20th century, with an excavation taking place in 1901. Various archaeologists have commented positively on the beauty and romance of Swinside and its natural environment. Noted megalithic specialist Aubrey Burl for instance called it "the loveliest of all the circles" in north-western Europe. In his study of the stone circles of Cumbria, archaeologist John Waterhouse commented that Swinside "can be compared only to Castlerigg and Long Meg and her Daughters in its visual impact; but its charm - for great charm it undoubtedly has - is greater even than theirs.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Derwentwater

nobody@flickr.com (Richard Tierney) — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:57:38 -0700

Richard Tierney posted a photo:

Silverdale looking towards Grange

nobody@flickr.com (Richard Tierney) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:15:56 -0700

Richard Tierney posted a photo:

Silverdale Beach

nobody@flickr.com (Richard Tierney) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:53:02 -0700

Richard Tierney posted a photo:

Morcambe Bay at Silverdale

nobody@flickr.com (Richard Tierney) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:42:33 -0700

Richard Tierney posted a photo:

Arnside Tower

nobody@flickr.com (Richard Tierney) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:01:02 -0700

Richard Tierney posted a photo:

To the right is Arnside Farm and the hill behind is Arnside Knott -))

Copyright (C) Richard Tierney Photography
richardtierney@hotmail.com

Silverdale

nobody@flickr.com (Richard Tierney) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:53:40 -0700

Richard Tierney posted a photo:

Press L to view in Lightroom

On the shoreline at Silverdale, the River Kent estuary into Morecambe Bay... on the horizon is the Nuclear Power station at Heysham.

Copyright (C) Richard Tierney Photography
richardtierney@hotmail.com

Silverdale Sunset

nobody@flickr.com (Richard Tierney) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:51:45 -0700

Richard Tierney posted a photo: