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damaralenoire



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:34 pm    Post subject: Caerphilly Castle South Wales Reply with quote

Caerphilly Castle is haunted by a few ghosts. Most famous is the Green Lady (Which old local legends suggested that the green lady was a very abnormal looking old crooked hag character but they got that confused with another legend known as Gwrach Y Rhibin which is the Moat Which of Caerphilly Castle)

In fact The Green Lady was a french lady called Alice who apprently died after her lover was executed. She was basicalled having an affair, She was married to the dude living in the castle at the time and she went to confess her sins to a local monk who told the dude she was married to who owned the castle, he had the lover killed the monk killed and alice died of a broken heart. She is very occasionally seen by many people, Also the castle famous leaning tower smells of lavendar perfurme now and again but no wild lavendar grows in the area.


Spirits have also been seen on the castle embankments where armys would have been forced to patrol. At night there is always an uneasy feeling about the place and once i can figure out how to get photos uploaded i will share my pics i have of the castle and some strange goings on. To the locals I am considered a sort of unofficial expert of the castle, so any questions please ask.
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Solstice Moon



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and here's a picture, for those not fortunate enough to live in Wales.....



The leaning tower's the one on the right
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YB
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe one day when I hit the Lottery I will spend a month or two ghost hunting in these old castles.. ahhh.. to dream lol
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I too would enjoy a couple months tramping around the area visiting these castles.
Are most castles privately owned?
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damaralenoire



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Most of the well maintained castles in wales are managed by a company called CADW who's main objective is to restore the castles and keep them running. They run projects aswell which the public can get involved in and they have a great work placement scheme for teenagers wanting to get into restoration They are open to the public, entrance fee varies but very cheap considering. Cardiff castle however is owned by cardiff castle and costs nearly £10 to enter which i dont think is worth it personally . Caerphilly Castle is usually about £3 to get in however I have not had to pay since i was a teenager as I am always there. But if you are interested in visiting these welsh castle it would be worth your while looking at getting a Heritage Pass, A one off fee gts you entry into all castles and discount of gift shop stuff etc. lol I should work for the tourist board.
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damaralenoire



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:30 pm    Post subject: Some photos of the Castle taken on my mobile Reply with quote

This one was taken a few months ago late evening





This one was taken earlier this week












This was also taken earler this week

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YB
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kewl, I found my new desktop pic in the last photo.

Thank you both for hosting all these pics for us "unfortunates" Laughing
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flossy
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice pictures, did you take these your self they are very good Wink
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bitterbuck1
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome pics!!
I so want to visit!!
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Solstice Moon



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That last picture especially is stunning. Really got the light and atmosphere spot on
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damaralenoire



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, I have to admit i do love photography and I am fortunate enough to have plenty of interesting places near to where I live to photograph, But every single photo I have uploaded so far including graveyard pictures on another thread are actually all taken on my Mobile Phone. lol
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

all these picys are done with a mobile phone Shocked
you must have a good phone, they are really good Wink
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damaralenoire



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

LOL, it is amazing how modern phones take a batter picture than some camera's to be honest.

Castle with a rainbow and castle in silohuette are taken on Sony Ericsson K800 (3.1mpi)

The first one where the castle is lit up was taken on a k850i (5mpi)

And the castle at night picture with the full moon was taken on an LG VIewty (5mpi)


My father is a professional photographer and throughout the years he has been teaching to me to take a good picture using what ever you can. So for quick snaps I use my phones. lol
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Solstice Moon



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Following the theme on camera phones, this was taken this afternoon (about 3 hrs ago to be honest) on a Blackberry 8310 Curve. Only a 2 Mpi camera, not up there with the Sonys



Typical that when i turn up, there's scaffolding and yellow plastic around the towers Sad
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damaralenoire



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So Solstice, on your visit to the castle today, was there any particular area that you felt would be worth investigating?
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