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Camelot Castle Sign

‘Camelot Castle’ in the Adelaide Hills. The building has functioned as a hotel and wedding venue since 1972 and is described on their website as a ‘medieval themed complex’, and ‘a medieval Castle in the heart of…

Tags: accommodation, Adelaide Hills, arcading, arches, Arthur, Arthurian, battlements, Camelot, castellation, castle, chapel, crenellation, hotel, hotels, motel, recreation, restaurant, SA, South Australia, tourism, towers, wedding, weddings

Camelot Castle for sale, Adelaide hills

Real estate listing for â€˜Camelot Castleâ€™ at Lot 52 Lobethal Road, Basket Range in the Adelaide Hills. The building has functioned as a hotel and wedding venue since 1972. The 3000 square metre building is named after the fictitious…

Tags: Adelaide Hills, arcading, arches, Arthurian, battlements, Camelot, castellation, castle, chapel, crenellation, real estate, recreation, SA, South Australia, towers

C. E. W. Bean Oxford University heraldic shield 2nd

Entry on Australian War Memorial website: Flat wooden shield designed as a wall plaque, painted with the heraldic crest of Oxford University. The crest features an open book bearing the motto 'Dominus illuminatio mea' , with two crowns above the book…

C. E. W. Bean Oxford University heraldic shield

Entry on Australian War Memorial website: Black painted curved metal shield designed as a wall plaque, with the heraldic crest of Oxford University. The crest features an open book bearing the motto 'Dominus illuminatio mea' , with two crowns above…

Buttresses and Lancet Windows, Christ Church, Claremont, Western Australia

A view of the stained-glass lancet windows and stone buttresses on the southern wall of Christ Church, Claremont in Western Australia. Christ Church is an Anglican Church that was designed by Perth architect J. J. Talbot Hobbs and built in a Gothic…

Burrs Identified

Responding to an enquiry about an unusual plant specimen found in Cunderdin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australian, the author of this article identifies the burrs and leaves as part of a Caltrop plant. The Caltrop plant was so named, it…

Tags: battle, Battle of Bannockburn (1314), burrs, Calthorp plant, Cunderdin, Edward II, medieval warfare, medieval weaponry, noxious weed, plant, Robert the Bruce, warfare, weapon

Burnie-Wynyard Medieval Festival

This advertisement for the Burnie-Wynyard Medieval Festival appears on the Discover Tasmania website.The festival was presented by The Order of the Dragon’s Realm Inc and was the first open combat swordsmanship and jousting competition held in…

Burdiken Medieval Knights

Burdiken Medieval Knights are a living history/re-enactment group based in the Queensland town of Home Hill on the Burdekin River. The group have a channel on YouTube that features a series of films, including broadsword lessons and demonstrations,…

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