The Fetcheveryone Castle Challenge

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Cheeky’s Dad
Cheeky’s Dad
May 2021
11:54pm, 2 May 2021
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Cheeky’s Dad
I don’t remember it looking nearly that imposing in real life CumbriAndy. It’s only round the corner so I must go and have another look
57.5 Degrees of Pain
57.5 Degrees of Pain
May 2021
12:27am, 3 May 2021
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
No new castles today, but I did find a Pineapple

and a ruined tower
jelly (limegreenjelly)
jelly (limegreenjelly)
May 2021
7:31am, 3 May 2021
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jelly (limegreenjelly)
That’s an interesting building 57.5 do you know much about it?
Eawoman45
Eawoman45
May 2021
8:12am, 3 May 2021
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Eawoman45
Thought I better get today’s run in early before the manky BH weather arrives! Another 5+miles along the road. Snuck into the top 200 briefly 😂.
57.5 Degrees of Pain
57.5 Degrees of Pain
May 2021
8:23am, 3 May 2021
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
jelly, it is thought that the pineapple was a fashionable and exotic fruit in the 18th century so the landowner picked it as a motif for his extensive new walled garden. At one time the south facing base of the wall was glassed in for growing tropical plants.

en.m.wikipedia.org
Hanneke
Hanneke
May 2021
9:30am, 3 May 2021
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Hanneke
That is an awesome pineapple! The Victorian wealthy built pineapple houses, heated, does this garden have one?
Hanneke
Hanneke
May 2021
9:32am, 3 May 2021
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Hanneke
I want to go there now! Sounds an amazing pkace!
ageingtractor
ageingtractor
May 2021
12:01pm, 3 May 2021
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ageingtractor
I'm still in the Wye valley. No pineapples on view that I could see.
AdrianB1066
AdrianB1066
May 2021
12:46pm, 3 May 2021
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AdrianB1066
Early pineapples cost £5,000 in today’s money! 😯
Linky> fruitnet.com
ElDuderino
ElDuderino
May 2021
12:49pm, 3 May 2021
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ElDuderino
Nice one 57.5. I was there a few weeks ago. Certainly one of the more random sights in the area :)

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