Friday Mystery Slide – 2019 #03

Here comes a third mystery slide post of this year….

To be transparent, this one is not from a slide, but when I thought about this week’s offering, it came to my mind.

This was a rather grand view on a glorious day….

Where are these ruins?

The view here is stunning, and, as its form is captured pretty completely, I think this is not going to be the most difficult location to decipher.

Where are these ruins located? And, for extra credit, how did they get to be this way?

Comments

22 responses to “Friday Mystery Slide – 2019 #03”

  1. Penny Wilson Writes Avatar

    Wow! Amazing Photo, Frank!

    1. jansenphoto Avatar

      Thank you, Penny!

  2. banactee Avatar

    I can not find anything suitable, at least I have discovered that there is a village called RUINEN in the Netherlands. Not of help, I know.

    1. jansenphoto Avatar

      I’ve heard of the village 🙂

  3. Dina Avatar

    Hmmmm … absolutely no idea, but it’s a great capture!

    1. jansenphoto Avatar

      Thank you!

  4. Irene Avatar

    Fail! I have no idea where this is. 😔

    1. jansenphoto Avatar

      I’m certain someone will get us closer 🙂

  5. pranabaxom Avatar

    Somewhere in north east Scotland I suppose.
    Beautiful photo.

    1. jansenphoto Avatar

      Thank you! You’re getting warm with your guess!

      1. pranabaxom Avatar

        I visited Inverness two years back and drove from Inverness to Edinburgh and onwards to Glassgow. Scenery looks familiar.

      2. jansenphoto Avatar

        You’re in the right area….

      3. pranabaxom Avatar

        Glad to hear that.

  6. Arati Avatar

    Not in the US for sure. Caused by a tornado that got lost and took a turn towards Scotland? I love the photo, the stone work, the majestic size of the church, and all the tombstones surrounding the ruins.

    1. jansenphoto Avatar

      You’re correct about Scotland. Nobody has gotten the town yet…

  7. banactee Avatar

    Now I have found the place in Scotland, it is ELGIN CATHEDRAL left in the 16th century after reformation.

    1. jansenphoto Avatar

      Ding, ding! We have a winner! You are correct! Well done.

  8. Samantha Grant Avatar

    I’d recognise that terrifying, but pretty view a mile away. I love the carved stones there. 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    1. jansenphoto Avatar

      The tower, from where I photographed this, is rather tall 🙂

  9. Marie Avatar

    Great shot. The remains of the church and monastery (I assume) after the dissolution of the monasteries in the mid to late 1530’s. Oops. I see above it was in Scotland, so after the 1560s. If you enjoy mysteries set in the 16th century that take place during the dissolution period in England, check out the Matthew Shardlake series by C.J. Sansom. Not only are they enjoyable reads, they are also full of history and the controversies of the period. I highly recommend.

    1. jansenphoto Avatar

      I’ve got to check that series out. The Reformation was a strange period in history!

      1. Marie Avatar

        Best to read books in order because of developing characters and time period. 😀

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