This photograph shows a view of Bolton Castle in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire dales.
Built between the years 1378 and 1399 it is owned today by Lord Bolton a descendant of the original builder Richard le Scrope, Lord Chancellor.
The castle was damaged in the English Civil War, but much of it remains.
Mary, Queen of Scots, was held for six months in the castle. Mary was moved to Bolton Castle on 16 July 1568 and remained there under the care of Henry the 9th Lord Scrope, until 26 January 1569, when she was moved to Tutbury Castle.
Several movies and television productions have used Bolton Castle as a location including Ivanhoe 1952, Elizabeth 1998, also for TV Heartbeat, and All Creatures Great and Small.
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Wow..something I will only see in photos!
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Oh, man! That is SOOO cool! I love Mary Queen of Scots! When I visit England, there are two people in history that I want to hunt down and be where they were and that is MQS and Jane Austen, so I definitely want to put this castle on my list. Very neat!
ReplyDeleteSome day I would like to have my own castle. And it should look something like this.
ReplyDeleteMy ex father in law owns this castle, it is a beautiful place with a quaint tea room and gift shop in it. You can also view a few of the rooms... haunted? It quite possibly is!
ReplyDeleteI visited Bolton Castle a couple of days ago and although I am no expert I would definately say it is haunted, the orbs and unexplained 'figures' I captured on camera are amazing. I love this place and am very strangely drawn to it.
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