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Again...:-) [message #57248] Sun, 23 October 2005 13:49 Go to next message
Damir is currently offline  Damir
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I hope that this serie is not too boring
Anyway, similar thing - old ruined castle in the woods, about 1,5h walk up the hill (huh) from the village where we left our car. But, this time the tower is in the deep bush and trees, and I just didn`t find "right" angle for shooting. It has one round tower (maybe 10m in height, 3m thick wall), and another, unsymmetricaly shaped on another side. It has various walls inside, but everything is caved in and overgrown by trees and underwood.
There are no hystorical data other then mentioning in year 1400.

Re: Again...:-) [message #57249 is a reply to message #57248] Sun, 23 October 2005 14:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Good stuff. I noticed in the earlier photo's there is a different mortar between the stone and you said the age of that one was about 1100AD. I would like to see them closer up; thats a pretty interesting thing. I wonder if they improved on the engineering or if it is a result of what materials were on hand?

Re: Again...:-) [message #57250 is a reply to message #57249] Sun, 23 October 2005 16:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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My gues is that this tower was build in various phases, various stones and ways of building. But, only archeological examination can says for sure. There are maybe 2-3 meters of stones and soil inside over the "real" level of rooms and a yard. A few more years and probably nothing would left to examine.
And, BTW - about XIV century, maybe earlier - who knows.

Re: Again...:-) [message #57251 is a reply to message #57250] Sun, 23 October 2005 16:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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One wall is made from some red-colored stone... Bad light, this time.

Re: Again...:-) [message #57253 is a reply to message #57251] Sun, 23 October 2005 17:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Looks like an Iron-oxide granite or quartzite; both of which are common to the area according to the net. Can you scratch it?

Re: Again...:-) [message #57256 is a reply to message #57253] Mon, 24 October 2005 05:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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>"Looks like an Iron-oxide granite or quartzite; both of which are common to the area according to the net. Can you scratch it?"

Of course not. I`m at home now...
Here`s one picture for your desktop...

Re: Again...:-) [message #57258 is a reply to message #57256] Mon, 24 October 2005 08:53 Go to previous message
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Is that what I think it is; the infamous Amanita Muscaria? No wonder you do all that hiking.

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