[MR] Castle in Isenfir

[Dexter Guptill]

The amusing thing about "Bacon's" Castle, is that he never owned it.  Some
of Bacon's rebels holed up there, and then boogied out after Bacon died in
October 1676.  The property owner filed a successful bid for damages from
the Crown, for around 600 pounds.  Seems that Bacon's boys did a bit of
thievery and vandalism.

Smith's Fort is another one -- the plantation was actually owned by John
Rolfe, on land that was given to him by his father-in-law, Wahunsonacock
(aka Powhatan), as a wedding gift.

On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 7:49 AM, Michelle C via Atlantia <
atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:

> Well, there's Bacon's Castle in Surry, VA:
>
> https://preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/bacons-castle
>
> It's a little out-of-period (1665), but it still has an aesthetic that
> would lend itself well to having an SCA event on their grounds. :-)
>
> ~Wenllyan
>
> On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Garth Groff or Sally Sanford via Atlantia
> <
> atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:
>
> > Noble Friends,
> >
> > Yesterday in a feature entitled “125 Years of Progress”, the
> > Charlottesville DAILY PROGRESS newspaper published a photo of the Royal
> > Orchard Castle (aka Scott’s Castle): http://www.dailyprogress.com/1
> > 25yearsofprogress/scott-castle-open-to-public-for-first-and-
> > only-time/article_c0d2de72-af5a-11e7-9924-1b604458d26f.html .
> >
> > The castle is sometimes visible from I-64 westbound between milepost 102
> > and 104 on the north side of the road during the climb from Crozet to the
> > summit of Afton Mountain. You have to be looking in exactly the right
> place
> > at the right time, and it easiest to spot when the trees are bare. It is
> > visible for about two seconds at freeway speeds. The owners of the castle
> > are very private people (the site is said to be protected by armed
> security
> > guards!), and the grounds have been closed for many years. Don’t even try
> > to drive there.
> >
> > You can read more about Scott’s Castle at http://www.dupontcastle.com/ca
> > stles/royalorc.htm
> >
> > It is very cool for the Shire of Isenfir to have a castle within our
> > boundaries, even if it is inaccessible.
> >
> > I know there is at least one more castle in Atlantia, in the Barony of
> > Stierbach (not counting palatial mansions and civic buildings built in a
> > castellated style). It is located at 24637 James Madison Highway (U.S.
> > <https://maps.google.com/?q=24637+James+Madison+Highway+(
> U.S.&entry=gmail&source=g>
> > 15) in Aldie, Virginia.
> >
> > Maybe we could get up a list of castles in Atlantia, including replanted
> > historical buildings that are not castles (Virginia House and Agecroft in
> > Richmond). No Victorian wedding cake mansions though. Any takers?
> >
> > Yours Aye,
> >
> >
> > Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge
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