Peel Castle

By the harbour in Peel are the ruins of a castle. They are visible from the nearby beach and can also be seen with this Victorian water fountain. It seems to be well maintained and still functional. The same does not appear to be true of the castle.



From the breakwater, over by the castle, we can look back at the town of Peel and see the shoreline.

We could not get into the castle to look about, but we could walk around the seaward side of the ramparts. From here, we could get good views of the ocean as it beat and splashed the shore in the wind.

And a cold wind it was! We were nearly frozen by the time we got back to the car. We saw a seal swimming about, no doubt looking for fish to eat and a modest chuck of ice floating, mostly submerged. It is clearly winter time. With the fluffy clouds overhead and an active sea at our feet, it seemed like a good time for some long exposure photography.

Below is the same scene in color to give you a better idea of what the day was like.

Farther on around the (very cold) perimeter of the castle, I found this suggestive image with just a hint of the sea breaking against the rocks. The surf is below the rim of the rocks where you cannot see it and all that is left is the barest hint of the crashing waves.

In monochrome, the sea seem a bit less friendly than in color. There were several attempts to get a photo along here that did not work because the strong wind moved the tripod too much and even the rocks are blurred. When you've got blurry rocks, you know you've got trouble!

In a more active portion of the coast, the sea is reduced to a haze in the long exposure while the could continue to move and the distant shore stands still.

I had to quit at this point since I could no longer feel my fingers.