Good evening everyone,

I hope you’ve had a nice day it’s been the most beautiful weather, tonight’s blog is about my Grandpa sort of!

The day my grandfather died was a dark day for me and I took the day off of work and one of the things I do to escape is to go out with the camera. I went out in the day but went out again in the evening and I thought I’d go out again and catch the sunset. I find I take my best shots when I’m down

As I was driving along the five-mile road I did notice this cloud bank up on the right heading towards Grosnez, it seemed to be following me, I thought I’d just take a few shots up there, it was a beautiful evening with lovely clouds so I snapped away and then headed home

When I got home and I thought I’ll just have a look at what I’ve taken today, my wife Gill said to me, can you see what the clouds are doing above the castle? I looked and looked again and said yes there’s like a massive winged dragon descending on an ancient castle.

We don’t know what goes on in the afterlife however I’m sure my grandfather was looking down on me that night and this picture remains one of the most intriguing pictures Ive ever shot.

I hope you have enjoyed reading this snippet from my life.

A bit about the Castle.

Sir John des Roches ordered the castle built around 1330, about the time of the start of the Hundred Years’ War. The castle’s purpose was to provide local farmers with a place of safety from French attacks.

The walls are of local granite and are thickest on the landward side. The castle’s position on a clifftop 200 ft (~ 60 m) above the sea means that the natural features of the site protect it on three sides. A ditch dug into the rock provides protection on the fourth side. The remains of ruined walls, mostly footings, are still present

A drawbridge and portcullis protected the gatehouse, which is the only substantial surviving remnant, and would have made it difficult to capture. there are traces of six simple buildings the castle, though, had a number of weaknesses: there were no sally ports for counterattacks.

Here is the full Image