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U.K. Trip Photos |
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September 2006 |
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by Shawn McLaughlin * |
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| Kensington Gardens |
Sunken Garden, Kensington Gardens |
Sunken Garden, Kensington Gardens |
Kensington Gardens |
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Statue of Queen Victoria, Kensington Gardens |
Round Pond & Greenery, Kensington Gardens |
Palm House, Kew Gardens |
Palm House & Pond, Kew Gardens |
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Temple of Aeolus, Kew Gardens |
Temple of Aeolus, Kew Gardens |
Rose Pergola, Kew Gardens |
Grass Garden, Kew Gardens |
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Showy Colchicum (Colchicum speciosum), Kew Gardens |
Rock Garden, Kew Gardens |
Cactus Flower (Princess of Wales Conservatory), Kew Gardens |
Water Lilies, Kew Gardens |
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Houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum), Kew Gardens |
Monkey Puzzle Pine (Araucaria araucana), Kew Gardens |
Kew Palace, Kew Gardens |
Goldilocks (Rudbeckia hirta), Kew Gardens |
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David Howard (Dahlia spp.), Kew Gardens |
Slender Pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus), Kew Gardens |
Pied Piper Red (Cosmos bipinnatus), Kew Gardens |
Palm House, Kew Gardens |
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"Abstraction" (Palm House) Kew Gardens |
Palm House Pond, Kew Gardens |
Rose Garden, Kew Gardens |
Rose Garden, Kew Gardens |
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Rose Garden, Kew Gardens |
Temperate House, Kew Gardens |
Chilean Wine Palm (Jubaea chilensis), Kew Gardens |
Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia aurea), Kew Gardens |
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Pagoda, Kew Gardens |
Temperate House, Kew Gardens |
Holly Walk, Kew Gardens |
Nature Finds a Way 1, Kew Gardens |
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Nature Finds a Way 2, Kew Gardens |
Campanile, Kew Gardens |
Limestone Statue of Amenhotep I, British Museum |
Limestone Relief (Egyptian), British Museum |
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Easter Island Moai (Hoa Haka Nana I'a), British Museum |
Easter Island Moai (Hoa Haka Nana I'a), British Museum |
Easter Island Rei Miro (detail), British Museum |
Easter Island Rei Miro (detail), British Museum |
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Great Court, British Museum |
Head of Amenophis III (Thebes), British Museum |
Bust of Socrates, British Museum |
Band from the Gates of the Palace of Shalmaneser III, British Museum |
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Horse from the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos, British Museum |
Caryatid (Acropolis), British Museum |
Sarcophagus of Nectanebo II, British Museum |
Sarcophagus of Nectanebo II, British Museum |
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Naked Aphrodite at Her Bath, British Museum |
Neriad, British Museum |
Neriad, British Museum |
Neriad, British Museum |
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Neriad Monument, British Museum |
Marshall & Riders (Parthenon), British Museum |
Head of Chariot Horse (Parthenon), British Museum |
"Hebe" (?) (Parthenon), British Museum |
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"Atomic Apocalypse" British Museum |
Carved Mayan Lintel (Yaxchilán, Mexico), British Museum |
Discus Thrower (Romany copy), British Museum |
Garden Sculpture, London |
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Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber |
Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber |
Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber |
Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber |
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Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber |
Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber |
Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber |
Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber |
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Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber |
Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber |
Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber |
St. David's Cathedral |
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St. David's Cathedral |
St. David's Cathedral |
Gateway, St. David's Cathedral |
St. David's Cathedral |
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| St. David's |
Bishop's Palace (arcaded parapet), St. David's |
Bishop's Palace (arcaded parapet), St. David's |
St. David's Cathedral (from Bishop's Palace) |
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Bishop's Palace (undercroft) St. David's |
Bishop's Palace (undercroft), St. David's |
Bishop's Palace (doorway), St. David's |
Bishop's Palace (roof truss support - Bishop's Hall), St. David's |
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Bishop's Palace (arch), St. David's |
Bishop's Palace (wall walk), St. David's |
Bishop's Palace (arcaded porch), St. David's |
Bishop's Palace (arcaded porch), St. David's |
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Bishop's Palace (Great Chapel Tower), St. David's |
Bishop's Palace (facade of Great Hall), St. David's |
Bishop's Palace (doorway to Bishop's Hall), St. David's |
Bishop's Palace (window), St. David's |
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Bishop's Palace (Great Chapel), St. David's |
St. Catherine's Island (on a windy morning), Tenby |
Harbor at Low Tide, Tenby |
Tenby |
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Manorbier Castle (spur & latrines) |
Round Tower, Manorbier Castle |
Manorbier Castle (window) |
Manorbier Castle (bronze doves in Dovecote) |
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Manorbier Castle (stairway) |
Manorbier Castle (passageway) |
Manorbier Castle (chimney, Old Solar) |
Manorbier Castle (from flowering border) |
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Chapel & New Solar, Manorbier Castle |
Inner Ward, Manorbier Castle |
Round Tower and St. James's Church, Manorbier Castle |
Manorbier Castle Flag |
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Gatehouse, Manorbier Castle |
Barns, Manorbier Castle |
Manorbier Castle (Wendy on Round Tower with Gatehouse in background) |
North Tower, Manorbier Castle |
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New Solar Chamber, Manorbier Castle |
Manorbier Castle (Chapel window view) |
Manorbier Castle (chimney of Old Solar) |
Manorbier Castle (rusted barred window from Crypt) |
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Gatehouse, Manorbier Castle |
Manorbier Castle (gate to Outer Ward & Barns) |
St. James's Church, from Manorbier Castle |
North Beach, Tenby |
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Carew Castle |
Carew Cross at Carew Castle |
Carew Castle (windows at east end of North Range) |
Carew Castle (latrine shaft from below) |
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Carew Castle ("stained glass" in Chapel Tower) |
Carew Castle (windows at east end of North Range) |
Carew Castle (chimney, Lesser Hall) |
Entrance Porch, Carew Castle |
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Entrance Porch, Carew Castle |
Entrance Porch (detail of Royal Arms), Carew Castle |
Carew Castle (Royal Arms - illustration) |
Carew Castle (North Range from Inner Ward) |
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Carew Castle (North Range interior) |
Tidal Mill at Carew Castle |
Southwest Tower, Carew Castle |
Kitchen, Carew Castle |
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Carew Castle (view from Great Hall window to Lesser Hall) |
Jacob sheep at Carew Castle |
Jacob sheep at Carew Castle |
Carew Castle
(windows at east end
of North Range) |
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Carew Castle (with ancient Roman foundations) |
Carew Cross at Carew Castle |
Pembroke Castle (Great Tower, Dungeon Tower, & Halls) |
Milford Haven (inlet) from Pembroke Castle |
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Pembroke Castle (inner wall passageway) |
Pembroke Castle (wall walk towards Northgate Tower) |
Northgate Tower, Pembroke Castle |
Pembroke Castle (wall walk towards Northgate Tower) |
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Pembroke Castle (wall walk towards Barbican) |
Great Gatehouse, Pembroke Castle |
Pembroke Castle (chimney) |
Great Tower, Pembroke Castle |
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Pembroke Castle (barbed wire over moat) |
Pembroke Castle (southwest wall crenelations) |
Pembroke Castle (southwest wall crenelations) |
Great Tower, Pembroke Castle |
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de Barri Family Crest (Monkton Tower "graffiti"), Pembroke Castle |
de Barri Family Crest (Monkton Tower "graffiti"), Pembroke Castle |
Pembroke Castle (inner wall passageway) |
Pembroke Castle (Great Tower, Dungeon Tower, & Halls) |
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Kidwelly Castle (parish church seen from Gatehouse) |
Kidwelly Castle (prison cell opening in Gatehouse) |
Southwest Tower, Kidwelly Castle |
Chapel Tower, Kidwelly Castle |
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Mineral Precipitation ("stalagmite"), Kidwelly Castle |
Mineral Precipitation ("stalactite"), Kidwelly Castle |
Kidwelly Castle (fireplace) |
Northwest Tower, Kidwelly Castle |
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Southeast Tower, Kidwelly Castle |
Southeast Tower (& countryside), Kidwelly Castle |
Kidwelly Castle (wall walk to Southeast Tower) |
Kidwelly Castle (Southeast Tower from Southwest Tower) |
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Passageway with warnings Kidwelly Castle |
Two Ways to Die at Kidwelly Castle |
Kidwelly Castle (corbelled stonework) |
Kidwelly Castle (western wall walk) |
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Gatehouse, Kidwelly Castle |
Carreg Cennen Castle |
Sleepy horse, Carreg Cennen Castle |
Soay sheep at Carreg Cennen Castle |
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Limekiln, Carreg Cennen Castle |
Countryside from Carreg Cennen Castle |
Spider Web, Carreg Cennen Castle |
Carreg Cennen Castle (arrow loop) |
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Carreg Cennen Castle (garderobe) |
Carreg Cennen Castle (stonework, Hall) |
Carreg Cennen Castle (window, Hall) |
Carreg Cennen Castle (portcullis groove) |
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Carreg Cennen Castle (musket loop) |
Carreg Cennen Castle (oven) |
Carreg Cennen Castle (arrow loop) |
Countryside from Carreg Cennen Castle (with Soay sheep) |
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Carreg Cennen Castle (case of latrine shaft) |
Countryside from Carreg Cennen Castle (with Soay sheep) |
Northeast Tower (spur buttress), Carreg Cennen Castle |
Rooster, Carreg Cennen Castle |
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Duck, Carreg Cennen Castle |
Marten's Tower (spur buttress), Chepstow Castle |
Marten's Tower (spur buttress), Chepstow Castle |
Chepstow Castle (murder hole) |
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Chepstow Castle (view from Earl's Chamber) |
River Wye from Chepstow Castle |
Chepstow Castle (original doorway) |
Chepstow Castle (original gate) |
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Marten's Tower, Chepstow Castle |
Chepstow Castle (oven) |
Great Tower Chepstow Castle |
Chepstow Castle (arch support in Great Tower hall) |
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Chepstow Castle (Great Tower entrance lintel & tympanum decorations) |
Chepstow Castle (Great Tower entrance lintel & tympanum decorations) |
Chepstow Castle (11th c. wall painting in Great Tower niches) |
Chepstow Castle (arch support in Great Tower hall) |
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Chepstow Castle (floor support beams, Southwest Tower) |
Marten's Tower, Chepstow Castle |
Chepstow Castle (East Curtain of the Middle Bailey with Marten's Tower) |
Chepstow Castle (domestic block) |
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Chepstow Castle (domestic block) |
North Transept, Tintern Abbey |
Chapter House, Tintern Abbey |
Tintern Abbey (wall capital) |
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Tintern Abbey |
Presbytery, Tintern Abbey |
Tintern Abbey |
South Transept (from inside), Tintern Abbey |
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North Transept, Tintern Abbey |
Tintern Abbey |
Tintern Abbey from inside) |
Tintern Abbey |
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Tintern Abbey (from south outer wall of church) |
Tintern Abbey |
South Transept, Tintern Abbey |
Tintern Abbey (south outer wall of church) |
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Tintern Abbey (south outer wall of church) |
Tintern Abbey (west entrance from outside) |
Tintern Abbey (stonework over cloister entrance to church) |
Tintern Abbey (stonework over cloister entrance to church) |
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Tintern Abbey (stonework at cloister entrance to church) |
Tintern Abbey (book cupboard) |
Tintern Abbey (Book Room entrance from outside) |
Tintern Abbey (Book Room entrance from inside) |
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Tintern Abbey (Day Rooms & Infirmary) |
Tintern Abbey (Refectory, Warming House, & Kitchen) |
Tintern Abbey (funeral slab) |
Tintern Abbey (passage to nowhere, interior of church) |
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Tintern Abbey (wall capital) |
Tintern Abbey |
Tintern Abbey (pig trough) |
Tintern Abbey (drain) |
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Tintern Abbey |
Great Gatehouse, Raglan Castle |
Great Gatehouse, Raglan Castle |
Great Gatehouse, Raglan Castle |
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Closet Tower, Raglan Castle |
Raglan Castle (steps into Kitchen) |
Raglan Castle (the Hall with wellhead in foreground) |
Raglan Castle (arms of the 3rd Earl of Worcester) |
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Raglan Castle (oriel window looking upwards) |
Raglan Castle (turret with postern gate to moat) |
Raglan Castle (turret with postern gate to moat) |
Raglan Castle (postern gate to moat) |
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Raglan Castle (apartments opposite Fountain Court) |
Raglan Castle (bascule bridge grooves) |
Raglan Castle (apartments) |
Raglan Castle (apartments; detail of Royal Arms |
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Raglan Castle (pitched stone court, Great Tower) |
Raglan Castle (Great Gatehouse from Great Tower) |
Raglan Castle (moat) |
Raglan Castle (arrow & musket loop, Great Tower) |
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Raglan Castle (garderobe) |
Peacock, Cardiff Castle |
Peacock, Cardiff Castle |
Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle |
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Clock Tower, Cardiff Castle |
Cardiff Castle (from Norman Keep) |
Cardiff Castle outer walls (from Norman Keep) |
Cardiff Castle (moat from Norman Keep) |
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Cardiff Castle (wellhead from moat) |
Museum of Welsh Life (MWL), Abernodwydd Farmhouse from 1678 |
MWL, Kennixton Farmhouse from 1610 |
MWL, Kennixton Farmhouse from 1610 (interior roof construction) |
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MWL, Pigsty from 1800 |
MWL, Melin Brompren Corn Mill from 1852 |
MWL, Melin Brompren Corn Mill from 1852 |
MWL, Llwyn-yr-eos Farmstead from 1820 ("feeding time") |
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MWL, Celtic Village (re-creation, Iron Age) |
MWL, Celtic Village (re-creation, Iron Age) |
MWL, Celtic Village (re-creation, Iron Age) |
MWL, Celtic Village (re-creation; interior) |
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MWL, Celtic Village (re-creation; interior) |
MWL, Celtic Village (re-creation; interior) |
MWL, Celtic Village (re-creation; interior) |
MWL, Celtic Village (re-creation; interior) |
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MWL, Celtic Village (re-creation; interior) |
MWL, Water wheel from 1852 |
MWL, Timber Circle (re-creation, 2000 bce) |
MWL, Timber Circle (re-creation, 2000 bce) |
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MWL, Timber Circle (re-creation, 2000 bce) |
MWL, Timber Circle (re-creation, 2000 bce) |
MWL, Timber Circle (re-creation, 2000 bce) |
MWL, Timber Circle (re-creation, 2000 bce) |
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MWL, Timber Circle (re-creation, 2000 bce) |
MWL, Tannery (wall construction) |
MWL, Tannery (wall construction) |
MWL, Kiln from 1900 |
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MWL (public fountain) |
MWL,
Hendre-Wen Barn |
MWL, Cilewent Farmhouse from 1470 |
MWL, Workmen's Institute from 1916 |
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MWL, Hendre'r-Ywydd Uchaf Farmhouse from 1508 |
MWL,
Hendre'r-Ywydd
Uchaf Farmhouse
from 1508 |
MWL,
Hendre'r-Ywydd
Uchaf Farmhouse
from 1508 (hearth) |
MWL,
Hendre'r-Ywydd
Uchaf Farmhouse
from 1508 &
Nant Wallter Cottage |
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MWL, Kennixton Farmhouse from 1610 |
MWL, Pen-Rhiw Chapel from 1777 (window dressing) |
MWL, Pen-Rhiw Chapel from 1777 (roof beam) |
MWL (slate fence) |
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MWL, Barn from 1550 |
MWL, Barn from 1550 (wood slat sides) |
MWL, Barn from 1550 (wood slat door) |
MWL, Barn from 1550 |
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MWL, Woollen Mill from 1760 |
MWL, Woollen Mill from 1760 |
MWL, Woollen Mill from 1760 |
MWL, Summer House from 1880 |
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MWL, Pond & Summer House from 1880 |
MWL, Italian Garden from 1902 (balcony) |
MWL, Castle Gardens |
MWL, St. Fagan's Castle (gardens) |
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MWL, Abernodwydd Farmhouse from 1678 |
Caerleon Roman Amphitheater |
Caerleon Roman Amphitheater (side entrance) |
Caerleon Roman Amphitheater (stone wall construction) |
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Caerleon Roman Amphitheater |
Caerleon Roman Amphitheater |
Caerleon Roman Amphitheater (side entrance) |
Caerleon Roman Amphitheater (side entrance) |
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Caerleon Roman Amphitheater (side entrance) |
Caerleon Roman Amphitheater (original pavement) |
Caerleon Roman Amphitheater (main entrance) |
Caerleon Baths (swimming pool) |
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Roman Sandal Print set in tile, Caerleon Baths |
Dog Prints set in tile, Caerleon Baths |
Caerleon Baths (drain) |
Caerleon Baths (underfloor heating system supports) |
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Caerleon Baths (drain) |
Caerleon Baths (drain) |
Caerleon Baths (mosaic) |
Caerleon Museum (left panel, sandstone grave marker) |
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Funerary Head of Attis, Caerleon Museum |
Cornelius Castus & wife sacrificing to Fortune, Caerleon Museum |
Caerleon Museum (shrine to Mithras) |
Caerleon Museum (stone screen from administrative building) |
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Caerleon Museum (mosaic) |
Caerleon Museum (mosaic) |
Caerleon Museum (soldier's tombstone) |
Caerleon Barracks (ovens) |
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Caerleon Barracks (foundations) |
Caerleon Barracks (foundations) |
Caerleon Barracks (foundations) |
Caerleon Barracks (latrine drain) |
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Caerphilly Castle |
Caerphilly Castle (with "leaning" Southeast Tower) |
Caerphilly Castle |
North Dam & Towers, Caerphilly Castle |
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Caerphilly Castle (Wendy & Leaning Tower) |
Caerphilly Castle (Inner West Gatehouse & Northwest Tower) |
Caerphilly Castle (window in Inner West Gatehouse) |
Caerphilly Castle (fighting platform North Inner Ward) |
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Caerphilly Castle (fighting platform, North Inner Ward) |
Caerphilly Castle (winch, North Inner Ward)) |
Inner East Gatehouse, Caerphilly Castle |
Caerphilly Castle (entrance to private apartments) |
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Leaning Tower, Caerphilly Castle |
Leaning Tower, Caerphilly Castle |
Leaning Tower, Caerphilly Castle |
Leaning Tower & Outer Gatehouse, Caerphilly Castle |
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Outer Gatehouse, Caerphilly Castle |
Caerphilly Castle (trébuchet) |
Caerphilly Castle (from the South Dam) |
Leaning Tower & Outer Gatehouse, Caerphilly Castle |
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Caerphilly Castle (cannon balls) |
North Dam & Towers, Caerphilly Castle |
North Dam & Towers, Caerphilly Castle |
North Dam & Towers, Caerphilly Castle |
* Copyright © 2006 by Shawn McLaughlin
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