belfastcastle

3 photos and 1 illustration tagged belfastcastle, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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Swordscookie said:
That's a beauty! Is that the famous Cave Hill in the background?
Robin Parkes said:
Swordscookie It surely is Sean. The promontory is locally known as 'Napoleon's Nose' for obvious reasons. The castle is as lovely now as it was then.
Sharon Corbet said:
There's no streetview from a similar angle, but there is a photosphere nearby (though wongly placed on the map.
Sharon Corbet said:
The DIA calls it a "New Scottish Baronial house on slope of Cave Hill by John Lanyon, for Marquess of Donegall. Faced with Cookstown stone with white Scottish stone dressings. Note in B of I files says castle was completed 1870; also lodge." I'm fascinated by the entry in 1922 where "H[enry] S[eaver] said to have 'waved his Prospero's wand' over Belfast Castle."...
Niall McAuley said:
Bing bird's eye view

Armando Fusco said:
The rocky outcrop near the summit of Cave Hill is known as Napoleon's Nose.
Art Siegel said:
"Cavehill, historically known as Ben Madigan (from Irish: Beann Mhadagáin), is a basaltic hill overlooking the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It forms part of the southeastern border of the Antrim Plateau. It is distinguished by its famous 'Napoleon's Nose',[1] a basaltic outcrop which resembles the profile of the famous emperor Napoleon." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavehill I'm not sure this view is possible anymore, as there are a lot more buildings and vegetation. My guess is that this is looking from the Antrim Road.
swanq said:

is a view (from 1839) in the other direction, courtesy of Flickr user Noodledaddy