Had a really good week in (Northern) Ireland (we crossed the border a couple of times) last week - the weather was mostly lovely and the countryside is beautiful
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It was lovely. I only got wet, I think the Boy's brother was more traumatised because he thought I was going to be swept into the sea; as it was, it probably was a good thing I was sitting down at the time. I was just annoyed at the lack of photographic evidence!
What are your views on what they're doing at Stirling Castle, recreating a medieval chamber? Do you think it will be like Carrickfergus? I'm quite intrigued by the work at Stirling; the wrok going into recreating medieval tapestries at West Dean is just astonishing.
I'm a member of Historic Scotland and while I haven't seen all the latest developments at Stirling castle, I have read about it in the members magazine and seen photos. If it ends up butchered anything like Carrickfergus I will be completely astonished! The keep there has had a modern staircase surrounded by plasterboard walls stuck into the heart of it, and the rooms have new plaster ceilings, modern highly varnished floorboards, and what look like sheets of clear plastic covering the winow openings, and are full of shiny new varnished furniture which is about as medieval as I'd expect from Disney Land! /rant
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What are your views on what they're doing at Stirling Castle, recreating a medieval chamber? Do you think it will be like Carrickfergus? I'm quite intrigued by the work at Stirling; the wrok going into recreating medieval tapestries at West Dean is just astonishing.
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