{"id":7436,"date":"2025-01-14T17:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pattrotter.com\/?p=7436"},"modified":"2025-01-14T17:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:48:03","slug":"back-to-the-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pattrotter.com\/?p=7436","title":{"rendered":"Back to the castle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was time for another trip down to Ardtornish Castle today \u2013 the light was different and I was looking for a different photographic approach.\u00a0 Once again I was in awe of the structure, not because of it\u2019s design or placement, but thinking about the people who lived here and made it their headquarters. Who were these people?\u00a0 It seems that in the 14<sup>th<\/sup> century castles were the way to go if you wished to construct a fortress to protect your lands and keep watch.\u00a0 Once again I marveled at how this castle sits on the Sound of Mull with a commanding view.\u00a0 We forget that these people were sea people and the approaches to all of these castles is from the water.\u00a0 I tried to capture the \u00a0iconic look of Ardtornish and so wandered down the path along the side of the ruin.\u00a0 Looking up from this angle it is easy to see the strength of this mighty fortress. What must it have been like to live within its walls? There were some great cloud formations as well and some silhouette shots of the trees that could easily bring you back to a winter\u2019s day in the middle ages. 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