schneckenhausMar 4
In Vathia finden sich Spuren vergangener Jahrhunderte an jeder Ecke: verlassene Speicher mit bröckelnden Wänden, eingestürzte Dächer, durch die das Licht in die leeren Räume fällt und Pflanzen, die sich langsam ihren Weg durch Mauerritzen bahnen und das verwitterte Gestein umschlingen. Die engen Gassen sind gesäumt von halb verfallenen Wohntürmen; manche Häuser sind nur noch Gerippe aus Stein. Die meisten Gebäude stehen heute leer und verfallen weiter. Doch einige Türme wurden mit Sorgfalt restauriert und sind wieder bewohnt, andere dienen als Ferienwohnungen.
04.02.2026, #Greece #Peloponnese #Mani #Vathia #TowerHouse #tower #architecture #stone #heritage #ruin #history #stonework [5]
schneckenhausMar 4
In Vathia prägen die markanten Wohntürme eindrucksvoll das Bild des Ortskerns. Diese Architektur der mehrstöckigen Steingebäude, mit ihren massiven Mauern, schmalen Fenstern und Zinnen auf den Dachkanten folgt der rauen Umgebung: aus lokalem Naturstein gebaut, fügen sich die Türme harmonisch in die felsige Landschaft ein. Enge, verschachtelte Treppen führen von einem Stockwerk zum nächsten, während die wenigen Öffnungen für Licht und Luft sorgten, ohne die Sicherheit zu gefährden.
04.02.2026, #Greece #Peloponnese #Mani #Vathia #TowerHouse #tower #architecture #stone #heritage #ruin #history #stonework [4]
schneckenhausMar 3
Das Dorf Vathia klebt wie ein Adlerhorst am Hang über dem Meer. Der Ort ist berühmt für seine wehrhaften Steintürme, Relikte aus Zeiten der Blutrache und Selbstverteidigung. Aus der Ferne aus gesehen wirkt das Ensemble fast wie eine Burganlage. Kein Wunder: die Türme waren Ausdruck von Macht und Prestige, jedes Geschlecht errichtete seinen eigenen - oft höher als der des Nachbarn.
04.02.2026, #Greece #Peloponnese #Mani #Vathia #tower #TowerHouse #architecture #fortified #village #history #landscape #hill [2]
Old walkerJul 28, 2025
A view of the ruin of Arnside Tower , taken from the top of a hill named Arnside Knott near the village of Arnside in the county of Cumbria (now Westmorland and Furness), north western England. July 2025. This was a C15 tower house, also known as a Pele Tower. Its design allowed the occupants to take shelter from regular raids by thieves known as Border Reivers which came south from the Scottish border regions during the C15 and C16 period, by using the upper floors that could only be accessed via retractable ladders , so making it difficult for thieves to plunder property. Such tower houses were common in the then lawless border regions of both England and Scotland. Many similar towers survive intact to this day, although this one became a ruin in C20.

#peletower #towerhouse #ruin #cumbria #westmorland #arnside #england
~meoralis~May 31, 2025
Whoops, almost forgot about #SpookySaturday! Here's an eerie edit of #CastleStalker in #Scotland. And also the oldest photo in my Pixelfed album from 2005 👻

#castle #Burg #TowerHouse #keep #moody #Schottland #LochLaich #silhouette #Argyll #UK
~meoralis~Feb 23, 2025
#SilentSunday: #CastleStalker in #Scotland

#Schottland #LochLaich #castle #Burg #keep #TowerHouse #Argyll #Mittelalter #MiddleAges #medieval
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowJan 11, 2025

The Glasgow Style mixes elements of such traditional Scottish architecture with European Art Nouveau influences to give a distictive and uniquely Glaswegian style. In particular, there are a lot of similarities between such buildings and Mackintosh's masterpiece that is Hill House in Helensburgh.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #towerhouse #glasgowstyle #charlesrenniemackintosh #artnouveau #scottishcastles

This Is My GlasgowJan 11, 2025

Bedlay Castle on the outskirts of Glasgow near Moodiesburn. Primarily built in the 16th and 17th Centuries, it's an example of Tower House, probably the most common type of Scottish Castle. This type of building clearly influenced Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his contemporaries at the Glasgow School of Art when, in the 1890s, they were developing the Glasgow Style.

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#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #towerhouse #glasgowstyle #charlesrenniemackintosh #artnouveau #scottishcastles

Undiscovered ScotlandApr 25, 2024

Smailholm Tower, between Melrose and Kelso in the Scottish Borders, a reminder this was a deeply unsettled area for centuries. It was built by the Pringle family in about 1450 and remained in use until the early 1700s. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/stboswells/smailholmtower/index.html

#Scotland #SmailholmTower #TowerHouse #Castle #Scottish Borders #UndiscoveredScotland

Smailholm Tower Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland

Information about and images of Smailholm Tower in the Scottish Borders on Undiscovered Scotland.

Undiscovered ScotlandMar 7, 2024

Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire, one of the most superbly evolved and impressive tower houses in Scotland. Its origins date back to the mid 1400s when a tower house originally was known as Muchill-in-Mar Castle was built here. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kenmay/castlefraser/index.html

#Scotland #CastleFraser #Castle #Aberdeenshire #TowerHouse #UndiscoveredScotland

Castle Fraser Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland

Information about and images of Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire on Undiscovered Scotland.