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Photograph·CO 1069-700-2·1876–1942

Kyrenia Castle: repairs to the east wall

Long stone curtain wall of Kyrenia Castle on a grassy slope, with a few small figures near its base
Photograph: 1876–1942. The National Archives, CO 1069/700. No known copyright restrictions. Resized.

Description

The wall runs from the lower left toward the right edge, its tall stone face and battlemented top filling most of the frame. Bare ground and a sloping bank lie in the foreground, with a few small figures near the base of the wall. The sky is pale and open above the wall.

English

A long stone wall of Kyrenia Castle runs diagonally across the picture, rising from a grassy slope. A few small figures stand on the slope near the foot of the wall. With another photograph on the same page.

The National Archives' description

Kyrenia Castle: repairs to East wall.

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