Also know as just Roca, or Rocavecchia. An archaeological site on the Adriatic coast of Italy, near Melendugno and Lecce. Well preserved Bronze Age monumental architecture, and the largest collection of Mycenaean pottery ever recovered west of mainland Greece.
What attracted our attention, and the wording of the hint, was this article outlining recent archeological thinking that Roca was the site of large, multi-cultural feasts back in the day.
Sited on the east coast of the UK, disputed territory in the 16th century between English and Scots, with occasional forays from Vikings thrown in. Built in 1550 the original structure was barely more than a fort. Originally ordered built by Henry VIII the place was woefully inadequate to the task of defending itself. Elizabeth I ordered improvements, undertaken in the 1570s. When James I & VI came to the throne in 1603, uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland, the need for defensive fortifications ceased. Despite occasional use as a coastguard lookout, and tourist attraction it sank into desuetude. By the time Charles Rennie Mackintosh sketched it in 1901 it was not in good shape. Fortunately Edward Hudson, very rich publisher of Country Life, bought the place and commissioned the architect Sir Edward Lutyens to remodel the remains in the Arts & Crafts style. Since those days it has passed into the ownership of the National Trust who are now responsible for the castle and grounds. National Trust Lindisfarne web page.
One of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s sketches of the castle.Castle seen from the church ruins.The church, castle looming in the distance.A bit more close up. Nice perspective, using the fence.
And, two shots taken by Karel, for five years runner of the WOGE page. He just happened to have visited Lindisfarne Castle. Completely coincidental, we assure you.
Low tide.Tourists headed towards the castle.
Those that knew where to stage a raid, or mount a defense on their own:
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Garfield
Lighthouse
Phil Ower
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Chris Nason
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And, those that need some additional planning. Or a sketch.
Congratulations to the top 5 who managed to locate every far flung image in the last series of 10: Lighthouse, Paul Voestermans, steve willis, Garfield and Phil Ower
October 23-26, 1944, the Battle of Leyte Gulf between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the United States Navy (USN). The last large sea battle of World War II, and the largest to be fought in the 20th century. The complicated IJN plan was designed to eradicate the US landings in the Philippines. The San Bernadino Strait was to be used by the IJN Center Force, commanded by Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita. The Center Force was all surface warships, including the battleship Yamato, the largest every built. The IJN Northern Force succeeded in drawing off US Admiral William Halsey in a fruitless chase away from the San Bernadino Strait. Kurita and his force sailed through to meet with fierce resistance from the far smaller ships of Admiral Clifton “Ziggy” Sprague’s task unit known as Taffy 3. Kurita, thinking that the small USN force must have some very heavy back up not far off, elected to retreat back through the Strait.
The Ziggy Sprague memorial at the USS Midway, San Diego, CaliforniaTakeo Kurita
Battleship Yamato
USS Johnston, one of the tiny ships of Taffy 3. She was sunk during the action. Her skipper, Lt. Cmdr. Ernest E. Evans, won the Medal of Honor for his heroism.
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Chris Nason
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This completes the 411-420 series, with 5 users tied for first place with a perfect 20 points each:
Harold LeMay owned a successful refuse company, Harold LeMay Enterprises, within the Tacoma metro area, and amassed the world’s largest private car collection. After Harold died, the city of Tacoma had some extra space next to the Tacoma Dome to house Harold’s collection. Or part of it. The place has 165,000 feet of exhibit space on four levels, cost around $100,000,000, and opened in 2012. The collection simply has to be seen to be believed. And the architecture isn’t bad, either.
