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)
durleybeachbum
I remember the surprise on arriving after walking from the park. A moody shot and a great sky.
jarmila
Perfect light! Nicely done. ciao :-)) ♥ .•:¨ ♥ ✿ ♥ ¨:•. ♥
awjay
super capture
MrsLubner
Wonderful shot. I like the long view to the horizon.
MaraP
Fantastic and mistycal image! 5+
dochtersions
Amazing sky and view!!!
flavia49
beautiful
marybelgium
beautiful !
flora-crassella
gorgeous picture!!!!!
rockstrider
Superb silhouette and gorgeous sky! Great capture Alan!
DananJaya_Chef
Love this image, excellent capture my friend. 5*+
qrud
Amazing capture.
jmb007
bonne photo!
danob
Very nice Alan I must venture further on my next trip to Stourhead
blinkings
Amazing. I'm guessing health and safety laws weren't very strong back then!!!!!
sandra46
a perfect creation and realization!
dakotabluemoon
Awesome capture and story.
Richardphotos
where was the UK's version of OHSA?I seen bamboo scaffolding up to 6 floors in Makati business district in the Philippines
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic capture, Alan ! Interesting info !
jayfar
A really 'tall' story Alan but love the moody shot produced.