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johnnyd59
Member 		posted 07-08-2002 05:44 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for johnnyd59     Edit/Delete Message
To settle an arguement does can anyone answer the above question. This claim was made by a friend whilst travelling home on the train much to the amusement of the captivated audience, especially when he tried to back up this claim. He believed that he was informed this by a relative who was studying Celtic Studies. Can't see iy myself

ipflo
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the answer is simple: no, it is not true that from a castle you can always see another castle. ofcourse sometimes you can see from one castle another and vice-versa, but from the majority of castles you can't seen an other castle.

Merlin
Senior Member 		posted 07-17-2002 08:38 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Merlin   Click Here to Email Merlin     Edit/Delete Message
There are such areas where the argument is true. Esp. along important trade-routes or borders. But not in general.

Levan
Moderator 		posted 07-18-2002 05:33 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Levan   Click Here to Email Levan     Edit/Delete Message
In the UK there used to be chains of beacons that were in view of one-another. These were typically bonfires set on hills that were intended to be used to send warning messages across the country. It has been suggested that a few castle towers and church towers were also used for this purpose - I suspect this was principally in lowland areas where decent hills were at a premium!

Many of these beacons were reused during the millenium cellebrations - not as a warning system though (no doubt telephones work rather better).

Levan

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