The Ghosts of Ancient Great Britain

I’m still in England, but the visit is nearing the end.  We spent the first week in a extremely small village on the southern coast and visited Stonehenge and several ancient castles.  While there, I did get excited about an image or two and and I’m tentatively calling my new work “The Ghosts of Ancient England.”

The image above was created at the Berry Pomeroy Castle, which is rumored to be haunted…here’s a bit of the castle’s history:

The ruins of Berry Pomeroy Castle, reputed to be one of the most haunted castles in Britain, stand on a steep wooded hillside above the Gatcombe Brook.

It was built in the 15th century as a fortified house for the Pomeroy family, and was later sold to the Seymour family who built a new mansion house within the defences of the original castle.

A plan to further enlarge the house was never completed and the castle was abandoned by the beginning of the 18th Century.

When I return home I’ll complete these images and hope to have the beginnings of a new body of work.

Cole