Real World Inspirations for Fantasy Locales

[TristramEvans]

Aniva Lighthouse on Sakhalin Island

 

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Dunnottar Castle

 

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Medieval Ashford Castle, Mayo, Ireland

 

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Twr Mawr, Llanddwyn Island, Wales

 

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Pathway by the 12th-century Loket Castle, Czech Republic

 

[TristramEvans]

In 1997 an experiment to build a castle, using only medieval tools began in Treigny, France. 25 years later they're more than half way finished. When completed somewhere in the 2020s, it should be an authentic recreation of a 13th-century medieval castle.

More details/photos http://bit.ly/3S0BKNG

 

[Peter Von Danzig]

The Pont Valentré, Cahors France. Finished in 1378. I love the weir here under the gate, where the water wheels probably used to be.

 

[nightwind1]

Pioneer Saloon
Goodsprings, Nevada

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Just watch out for the Cazadors and Radroaches.

 

[Acmegamer]

Just watch out for the Cazadors and Radroaches.

 

[TristramEvans]

 

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Castle of Coca

 

[TristramEvans]

Aberdeenshire, Stonehaven, Dunottar Castle

 

[TristramEvans]

Dartmoor

 

[Acmegamer]

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Damn, that view has got to be amazing from the top. I mean you get a good hint of it from the picture, but actually being up there has to be breathtaking.

 

[TristramEvans]

 

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Bouzov castle, Czech Republic

 

[Picaroon Jack]

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King Alfred's Tower, also known as The Folly of King Alfred the Great or Stourton Tower. It's a folly tower which is constructed for ornamental rather than practical reasons.

 

[TristramEvans]

St. Michael’s Mount, Cornwall

 

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Bastei Bridge in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Germany

 

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Durdle steps Dorset

 

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Corvinilor Castle

 

[Telok]

NASA pic, aurora over a henge in northern Iceland

 

[Dr Jack]

Located in Pietragalla, Italy.

 

[MoonHunter]

Located in Pietragalla, Italy.

We just love that place. See earlier in the thread.

 

[MoonHunter]

The Bishop Castle
here here and here.