King Alfreds tower Stourton Wiltshire UK by alanwilliams
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Not far from Stourhead, in the woods surrounding it. A folly supposedly built on the site of Egberts Stone, where it is believed that Alfred the Great, king of Wessex rallied his Saxon troops in May 878 before the important battle of Ethandun where the Viking army was defeated. It is estimated that 1.2 million bricks were used in its construction and the bricklayers used no type of scaffolding instead they sat on the rising walls as they were built.
Comments (21)
I remember the surprise on arriving after walking from the park. A moody shot and a great sky.
Perfect light! Nicely done. ciao :-)) ♥ .•:¨ ♥ ✿ ♥ ¨:•. ♥
super capture
Wonderful shot. I like the long view to the horizon.
Fantastic and mistycal image! 5+
Amazing sky and view!!!
beautiful
beautiful !
gorgeous picture!!!!!
Superb silhouette and gorgeous sky! Great capture Alan!
Love this image, excellent capture my friend. 5*+
Amazing capture.
bonne photo!
Very nice Alan I must venture further on my next trip to Stourhead
Amazing. I'm guessing health and safety laws weren't very strong back then!!!!!
a perfect creation and realization!
Awesome capture and story.
where was the UK's version of OHSA?I seen bamboo scaffolding up to 6 floors in Makati business district in the Philippines
Stunning capture my friend.
Fantastic capture, Alan ! Interesting info !
A really 'tall' story Alan but love the moody shot produced.