tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post827282792060346866..comments2009-04-30T01:06:03.318-07:00Comments on When on Google Earth 26: When on Google Earth 26Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-44549030695831905182009-04-30T01:06:00.000-07:002009-04-30T01:06:00.000-07:00When on Google Earth 28 is at:
http://studenda.blo...When on Google Earth 28 is at:<br />http://studenda.blogspot.com/2009/04/when-on-google-earth-28.htmlGeoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-41978945354141062092009-04-28T18:34:00.000-07:002009-04-28T18:34:00.000-07:00Ha! It says either 'Scotland' or 'New York State'....Ha! It says either 'Scotland' or 'New York State'..!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-89032367043999072072009-04-28T18:07:00.000-07:002009-04-28T18:07:00.000-07:00It was the miserable grey water that gave it away!...It was the miserable grey water that gave it away!Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-78887103482722388272009-04-28T17:32:00.000-07:002009-04-28T17:32:00.000-07:00Argh. Sorry Geoff. Good to know the clues were wor...Argh. Sorry Geoff. Good to know the clues were working though!<br /><br />Here's the next one:<br /><br />http://woge27.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-60164938277633027142009-04-28T17:25:00.000-07:002009-04-28T17:25:00.000-07:00Just found a picture of it - Bu**er too late again...Just found a picture of it - Bu**er too late again! Nice oneGeoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-63982246910960427542009-04-28T16:37:00.000-07:002009-04-28T16:37:00.000-07:00Also, I love the false trails that its 'pastiche-n...Also, I love the false trails that its 'pastiche-ness' sends out...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-55020954603541418652009-04-28T16:36:00.000-07:002009-04-28T16:36:00.000-07:00Congratulations Andrea! Over to you for the next W...Congratulations Andrea! Over to you for the next WOGE...<br /><br />Further explanation of this choice:<br /><br />I've taken a few trips on the rail line up the side of the Hudson, and the battlements are extremely striking as you travel north or south. The site is made even more dramatic by its proximity to Storm King Mountain, looming from the other bank.<br /><br />I'm rather fascinated by reconstructions and pastiches of ancient buildings at the moment, so this one was foremost in my mind...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-62369733511328408122009-04-28T16:32:00.000-07:002009-04-28T16:32:00.000-07:00Andrea Kay writes (19.12 pm):
"I figured it out b...Andrea Kay writes (19.12 pm):<br /><br />"I figured it out but my comments aren't showing up!!<br /><br />It's Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island in the Hudson River, New York. Built in the early 1900's"<br /><br />Here's some more info...<br />http://www.bannermancastle.org/history.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-52827813478868607022009-04-28T16:30:00.000-07:002009-04-28T16:30:00.000-07:00Aha - game's up, somebody who's having difficulty ...Aha - game's up, somebody who's having difficulty posting has figured it out and emailed me. I'll repost her solution shortly.<br /><br />There was me trying to think up even more elaborate clues... 'the river has an anniversary this year...' etc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-16662269106836395722009-04-28T16:04:00.000-07:002009-04-28T16:04:00.000-07:00You're right to think Scottish, but it is not *act...You're right to think Scottish, but it is not *actually* in Scotland. <br /><br />What you're looking at in the water are mainly remains of bulkheads - I think they're more or less prominent with the tide.<br /><br />If you can work out what immediately borders it on the coastline, that is also a bit of a clue, although I don't want to give it away directly.<br /><br />Cryptic enough?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-15028767386628910212009-04-28T14:57:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:57:00.000-07:00I was going for Lochleven Castle, but the island i...I was going for Lochleven Castle, but the island is a bit too rocky... and is that a flooded curtain wall around the island?Henrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598430900454794649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-40092850451370245952009-04-28T14:02:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:02:00.000-07:00It's very interesting that it looks like that. Sad...It's very interesting that it looks like that. Sadly no, though.<br /><br />I should probably disclose that I chose something on a continent with which I am usually not (directly) archaeologically involved... some clues coming up...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413650999024742510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881740354880539975.post-12473710514394604912009-04-28T13:47:00.000-07:002009-04-28T13:47:00.000-07:00Is this a Crusader's fortress, somewhere in Syria?...Is this a Crusader's fortress, somewhere in Syria?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991832350065915433noreply@blogger.com