Misty Dawn at Corfe Castle. - a photo on Flickriver

            Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century. The first phase was one of the earliest castles in England to be built at least partly using stone when the majority were built with earth and timber.
During the English Civil War the castle was twice besieged by Parliamentarian forces. The first siege, in 1643, was unsuccessful, but by 1645 Corfe was one of the last remaining royalist strongholds in southern England and fell to a siege ending in an assault. In March that year Corfe Castle was slighted on Parliament's orders.

With a favourable weather forecast my friend and I had set out early hoping to capture images of the castle sitting above the mist as the sun rose, we were thwarted by the castle sitting firmly in the mist rather than above it, almost hidden from view, until the sun was well and truly up and the mist slowly burnt off. I'm glad we hung around though as not only do I like this shot but we also got the chance to chat with several of the what seemed to be teeming hordes of fellow 'togs descending from the hill behind us, also disappointed with their mornings work and heading off for breakfast empty handed.

This is a second edit, much 'softer' than the first and more representative of the actual conditions at the time.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Purbeck District (show map)

Taken on: October 20, 2018

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