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Entrance

Entrance

The ruins of Denbigh Castle loomed on the horizon... since I've never seen an actual European castle before, I was quite interested in it. Come to think of it, this might've been the only legal attraction I visited in Europe!

The remains of this structure were built in 1282 under the reign of King Edward I. It has been said the castle was never quite completed, and was abandoned by Earl Henry in 1308 after his son, Edward, fell to his death in the castle well. Ownership passed through many hands thereafter, and sometime after 1646, after the restoration of King Charles II, the castle fell into decay and ruin.
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Fantastic!
Weebs
Fri 09-22-2006
Wonderfull!!
Zebra
Fri 09-22-2006
WoooHoooo,


BEAUTIFUL
JC
Fri 09-22-2006
Finally... I have been waiting patiently... you have just made my day....
Jen
Fri 09-22-2006
Thank you!!!!!

Great start!
Sian
Fri 09-22-2006
Breathless and just speechless....
I Love Castles, I have always been intriqued by this type of architecture. In my next life I hope to tour every castle on this planet.
Bill_Romjue
Fri 09-22-2006
Absolutely fabulous!
Lynne
Fri 09-22-2006
Only you could visit a tourist attaction and make it into something else...
Outstanding first shot.
Bill Door
Fri 09-22-2006
What a great beginning to this one Motts, I love castle ruins.
Jude
Fri 09-22-2006
Very cvool, Motts. I have to wonder what that statue is in the frame above the arch...
Tony C.
Fri 09-22-2006
Incredible shot!
Joe
Fri 09-22-2006
So when does the Most Haunted crew show up?
Big ED
Fri 09-22-2006
Awesome, just awesome
Kadee
Fri 09-22-2006
Wow, I can only imagine what this structure looked like back when it was first built. Wonderful shot!!
klim
Fri 09-22-2006
I thought you had left us, Mr. Motts. This picture alone made the wait worth it.
Richard
Fri 09-22-2006
I Love that show! MOST HAUNTED!
Bill_Romjue
Sat 09-23-2006
yay,i live just down the road from here.The plan to build private homes on the hospital site has currently been revoked by the local council.Did you see nearby conway castle Mr Motts?it's much more impressive as it's pretty much complete with its 21 tower town walls with the nearly 800 year old castle within.One of the town walls even has cannon fire scars from the civil war,the last time the castle saw battle.This place has more castles per square mile than anywhere in the world apparently.
luminous star
Sat 09-23-2006
Incredible!

~ And thank you Motts for all the info. on this beautiful place!
Are the holes in the walls possibly from cannon fire too? Did you find any info an that?
Rapunzel's Wish
Sat 09-23-2006
Maybe I should rephrase my question...
I can see the windows in the walls, but some look much larger, as if they had been hit by cannon fire or something?
just curious.
Rapunzel's Wish
Sat 09-23-2006
Some of the the windows are more mis-shapen and some walls more jagged because the smooth outer layer of granite has been removed or fell off.
luminous star
Sat 09-23-2006
Amazing shot, please contact a gallery Motts! Please! You shouldn't sell yourself short, you have such an amazing talent!
Long Island Irish
Sat 09-23-2006
Oh wow, Mr. Motts! This is such a wonderful shot. It seems to surreal!
Kassie
Sat 09-23-2006
Thanks luminous star! I love hearing the history of all of these wonderful places.
So glad Motts and others are keeping them alive!
Rapunzel's Wish
Sat 09-23-2006
COOL!!! Nice way to start Mr. Motts!! I (like the others LOVE castles..Wanna be rich and build my own someday)
Thanks for the info and the Pictures.
DaveWilly
Sun 09-24-2006
Woah.... *trips out on coolness of picture alone*
Jessica
Sun 09-24-2006
EVEN AN OLD CASTLE DOES THE ENTRANCE STAND!!!
A.S.V.
Mon 09-25-2006
Stunning
Chrissie
Mon 09-25-2006
1282, that's an old freakin structure.
Poisonousxbeauty
Mon 09-25-2006
Thanks for the new pics Mr. Motts!! Ed from Oregon
Ed
Mon 09-25-2006
Ah ouais putain ca gere ! ^^
JEE
Mon 09-25-2006
luminous star, I didn't get to visit any more castles as we were majorly pressed for time... I figured the castles weren't going anywhere soon, but I know the asylums are in danger of being lost each day.
Motts
Mon 09-25-2006
As usual your shots are just gorgeous Motts. Keep on rocking!
Chris
Thu 10-12-2006
That's a simply stunning shot...The way the old building is set against the color of the sky is gorgeous...seriously.
Sam
Fri 10-13-2006
I've seen this shot somewhere before. Maybe I've been reincarnated. Yeah, that's it. I was the Queen, now I remember, I'ts all coming back to me.
NEVERMORE
Sat 11-04-2006
fantastic
dwan from youngstown,oh
Mon 11-13-2006
awesome
dan
Fri 03-02-2007
It still has it's regality, even if it has no roof.
C-Note
Sat 04-14-2007
That show Most Haunted is a fricken fake show. Every show they have some gets possest, seeing something, and screaming when they got touched. Ghost Hunters is 100% real.

Also when I went to Rolling Hills, which is a haunted place that was a home for the insane, old folks home, and a orpah home. I was walking down the hall I didn't get touched. I was like, "what was that?" And I saw a Nurse walking down the hall. I didn't scream and run, I went after it! Motts you should check Rolling Hills. They have a website and do Ghost hunts.
Ozzy
Tue 07-10-2007
Accually I did get touched. It was jusy a typo. It was really freaky.
Ozzy
Thu 07-12-2007
I love castles <3 They're so fascinating.
Cynder
Fri 06-06-2008
I lived opposite Denbigh Castle for 12 glorious years and was greeted with this wonderful sight when I looked out of my bedroom window each morning.
Dawne
Fri 10-10-2008
Dawne....wow!
I LOVE castles! Can't wait to check these pictures out!
Kathy W.
Thu 11-12-2009
Hi, I am an illustrator born and bred in Denbigh. You have some great photographs here, especially the ones of the Hospital. When did you go there? There has been a programme shot there in 2008, it was a 'most haunted ' week long special and about a week after they had finished filming there was a massive fire there, spooky or what?
martin
Sun 02-13-2011

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