Aberystwyth Castle

[Darren Turner]

The ruins of Aberystwyth's castle date from the thirteenth century. They now house a pleasant park and play area.
Aberystwyth Castle grounds and ruins The ruins of the castle overlook the Irish Sea

Construction of Aberystwyth Castle began in 1277 after Edward I's defeat of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. Work was not fully completed until 1289, although it managed to survive two Welsh uprisings.

In 1404, the castle fell to Owain Glyndwr and it was occupied until being recaptured by cannon in 1408. During this occupation it was made an important seat of Welsh government. During its lifetime, the castle also served as a prison to four French prisoners in 1415, while in 1637 a royal mint was established here.

Today's remains are the inner and middle walls of a once great castle, which would once have had a further, outer wall.

The current state of the castle is due to the order for it to be blown up in 1649, combined with the use of it as a convenient supply of stone for the construction of other buildings in the town!

Located inside the castle walls today is the bardic circle of 13 stones - one for each of the old, pre-1974 counties - erected during the 1916 Eisteddfod.

The castle is also home to the war memorial, commissioned from Italy in 1919 and an excellent place to view the bay from.

 

[Glen Roberts]

I really like the blue sky in a couple of these shots, and if any of these were any sharper you'd cut yourself.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

#3 and #4 do it for me - the B&W is great, you really get the texture in the walls. The deep blue on the last shot is yummy.

 

[Darren Turner]

cheers guys.............that magic time just before it goes completely dark.......!!

i like sharp images..........do you think they are over sharpened glen??

Daz

 

[Hamish Gill]

I think they are spot on! the black and white works easily as well as colour ...
v good stuffs!

 

[Glen Roberts]

i like sharp images..........do you think they are over sharpened glen??

Daz

No Darren, not over sharpened at all, just nice and sharp...lol.
I'm not keen on over sharpened images but there's nothing wrong with nice sharp ones.

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Wow!! love the pictures and location, I prefer the blue sky, it looks MINT!!!!.......... Although..... did you not catch the mummy that roams the place at night??? I'll see if I can catch him. lol hahahaha!!
(thanks for the idea Daz)

 

[Darren Turner]

cheers folks, no didnt spot the mummy.....nor did i try and find him........wouldn't know where to start lol

 

[Alastair Cummins]

Lovely crisp night shots, how long were the exposure for these?

 

[Darren Turner]

Alastair exposure times are as follows for these images

1. 8 seconds / F11 / ISO 200
2. 13 seconds / F6.3 / ISO 100
3. 13 Seconds / F9 / ISO 100
4. 13 Seconds / F6.3 / ISO 100

Darren