Gazetteer and Guide to Legendary Castles and Country Houses.

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Gazetteer and Guide to Legendary Castles and Country Houses. Jan 11, 2022 15:15:10 GMT

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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Jan 11, 2022 15:15:10 GMT

Here we supply listings of castles and country houses that appear in literature and film.
Fictional of course.
We list the story or other source and give some information. Maybe it was based on a real castle or house, so list that too.

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Castle Dracula

And if e'er you should come down to the village or the town, With the cold rain for your garland, and the wind for your renown, You will stand upon the thresholds with a face of dumb desire, Nor be known by any fire. What would you see in your proud land, Petrarch, If you came back again to Italy, And in the Garden of the Medici Could listen to the nightingale or lark And dream of Laura in the fragrent dark?

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Gazetteer and Guide to Legendary Castles and Country Houses. Jan 11, 2022 15:54:08 GMT

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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Jan 11, 2022 15:54:08 GMT

Here is an obvious one.

Castle Dracula.

Book: Dracula by Bram Stoker.

Publication date: 1897.

Location: Transylvania. Now part of present day Romania. At time of publication in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Near Borgo Pass, possibly the Călimani Mountains.

Description: A "vast ruined castle, from whose tall black windows came no ray of light, and whose broken battlements showed a jagged line against the sky."

"The castle is on the very edge of a terrific precipice. A stone falling from the window would fall a thousand feet without touching anything! As far as the eye can reach is a sea of green tree tops, with occasionally a deep rift where there is a chasm. Here and there are silver threads where the rivers wind in deep gorges through the forests."

Inspiration: The most likely inspiration for the castle is Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire. Stoker was a regular summer visitor to the area, and was staying in Cruden Bay (about half a mile from the castle) when he started writing Dracula. (See Dr Strange's post below)

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And if e'er you should come down to the village or the town, With the cold rain for your garland, and the wind for your renown, You will stand upon the thresholds with a face of dumb desire, Nor be known by any fire. What would you see in your proud land, Petrarch, If you came back again to Italy, And in the Garden of the Medici Could listen to the nightingale or lark And dream of Laura in the fragrent dark?

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Gazetteer and Guide to Legendary Castles and Country Houses. Jan 11, 2022 16:07:40 GMT

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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Jan 11, 2022 16:07:40 GMT

Add your information and I'll add it to above to make a list, then add its name to the content list on main post.
For instance what can you tell us about Hill House and the Belasco House.

And if e'er you should come down to the village or the town, With the cold rain for your garland, and the wind for your renown, You will stand upon the thresholds with a face of dumb desire, Nor be known by any fire. What would you see in your proud land, Petrarch, If you came back again to Italy, And in the Garden of the Medici Could listen to the nightingale or lark And dream of Laura in the fragrent dark?

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Gazetteer and Guide to Legendary Castles and Country Houses. Jan 11, 2022 16:24:50 GMT

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Post by Dr Strange on Jan 11, 2022 16:24:50 GMT

Jan 11, 2022 15:54:08 GMT 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr said:

Here is an obvious one.

Castle Dracula.

Book: Dracula by Bram Stoker.

Publication date: 1897.

Notes: The inspiration for this castle is not known.

Most likely inspiration for the castle has to be Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire. Stoker was a regular summer visitor to the area, and was staying in Cruden Bay (about half a mile from the castle) when he started writing Dracula. peterhead.live/2021/03/03/dracula-castle/

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Gazetteer and Guide to Legendary Castles and Country Houses. Jan 11, 2022 17:08:20 GMT

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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Jan 11, 2022 17:08:20 GMT

Jan 11, 2022 16:24:50 GMT Dr Strange said:

Jan 11, 2022 15:54:08 GMT 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr said:

Most likely inspiration for the castle has to be Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire. Stoker was a regular summer visitor to the area, and was staying in Cruden Bay (about half a mile from the castle) when he started writing Dracula. peterhead.live/2021/03/03/dracula-castle/

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And if e'er you should come down to the village or the town, With the cold rain for your garland, and the wind for your renown, You will stand upon the thresholds with a face of dumb desire, Nor be known by any fire. What would you see in your proud land, Petrarch, If you came back again to Italy, And in the Garden of the Medici Could listen to the nightingale or lark And dream of Laura in the fragrent dark?