Ruin Collection (#6)

Peru, Machu Picchu, the ancient lost city of the Inca

Wharram Percy N110347
WHARRAM PERCY DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE, North Yorkshire. View of the Church of St Martin across the graveyard

AVEBURY CIRCLE. The Druidical circle of ruins at Avebury, Wiltshire, England. Wood engraving, 19th century

Collapsed building. Gas from a leaking pipe was accidentally ignited and exploded, ruining the London Tavern in Coltishall, Norfolk, England

Old stone archway from the ruined abbey in the sub-tropical Abbey Gardens, Island of Tresco, Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sawley Abbey N100171
SAWLEY ABBEY, Lancashire. The abbey church

Gisborough Priory K100003
GISBOROUGH PRIORY, Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland. View across the Gunnera foliage looking towards the 14th century churchs east end

Byland Abbey K990170
BYLAND ABBEY, North Yorkshire. View towards west front of the ruined church in the snow

Lake Scene with Ruined Castle and Mountains
Artist: Buchanan, George F. - Title: Lake Scene with Ruined Castle and Mountains - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 63.5 x 94

Housesteads Roman Fort N080599
HADRIANs WALL: HOUSESTEADS FORT, Northumberland. View of the latrine block showing the water troughs and channel. hadrian

Glastonbury Abbey a082622
GLASTONBURY ABBEY, Glastonbury, Somerset. View of the two piers formerly supporting the choir arch at Glastonbury Abbey, seen from steps leading up from the Galilee in the Lady Chapel to the nave

Castle Acre Priory N071619
CASTLE ACRE PRIORY, Norfolk. View looking up at the West Front through west doorway to nave

The ruins of Pompeii, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Rievaulx Abbey J980028
RIEVAULX ABBEY, North Yorkshire. The abbey church from the North East with snow

Goodrich Castle N071069
GOODRICH CASTLE, Herefordshire. View across the signage towards the castle keep

Finchale Priory K991239
FINCHALE PRIORY, Durham. View looking west across the River Wear to the priory

Birdoswald Roman Fort N070974
HADRIANs WALL: BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT, Cumbria. Remains of Roman walls with tree and visitors on the horizon. hadrian

Whitby Abbey K020984
WHITBY ABBEY, North Yorkshire. Silhouette of the abbey at dawn. View from the South West

Tintagel Castle J950240
TINTAGEL CASTLE, Cornwall. Inner ward and site of the Great Hall

Tintagel Castle J850372
TINTAGEL CASTLE, Cornwall. Close-up view of castle walls with the sea behind

Kenilworth Castle J050140
KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. View looking North West towards the Keep and Leicesters Building with part of Mortimers Tower to right

Rievaulx Abbey J050078
RIEVAULX ABBEY, North Yorkshire. Present day aerial view painting by Terry Ball

Housesteads Milecastle gate N060714
HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. Housesteads Milecastle gate from the north. Modern gate under a Roman arch. Milecastle 37. hadrian

Haughmond Abbey N060678
HAUGHMOND ABBEY, Shropshire. The Abbots Hall against a dark skyline

Leeds Castle illuminated in evening mist, winter, near Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Ruined castle, Guildford, Surrey - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Launceston Castle, Cornwall DP264413
Launceston Castle, Castle Lodge, Launceston, Cornwall. Drone photography, aerial view of the motte, shell keep and gatehouse from the south-west

Corfe Castle MCF01_02_0951
CORFE CASTLE, PURBECK, DORSET. Looking along East Street towards the Greyhound Hotel with the ruins of Corfe Castle on the hill beyond

Clifford Castle 33678_013
The remains of Clifford Castle, County of Herefordshire, 2018

Numancia, 1881 (oil on canvas)
AIS5371933 Numancia, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Vera y Estaca, Alejo (1834-1923); Diputacion Provincial de Soria, Soria

The towers of the Red Sands Fort –part of the decommissioned Maunsell Forts
The towers of the Red Sands Fort - part of the decommissioned Maunsell Forts, the armed towers built in the Thames estuary to protect the Kent coast during the Second World War, near Whitstable

Newstead Abbey near Nottingham. Date: circa 1909

Goodrich Castle, in Herefordshire (engraving)
7170458 Goodrich Castle, in Herefordshire (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goodrich Castle, in Herefordshire)

Birdsall House 28933_048
Birdsall, North Yorkshire. Birdsall House and the Old Ruined Church of All Hallows and Cross (formerly Old Church of St Mary and Cross), 2017. SE8164

Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus, Athens, Greece
19th century vintage photograph - Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus [Olympieion, ] Athens, Greece, c.1880

Dunstanborough Castle - The Lilburn Tower (pencil & w / c on paper)
1214627 Dunstanborough Castle - The Lilburn Tower (pencil & w/c on paper) by Girtin, Thomas (1775-1802); 51.4x37.9 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The Mine in the chutter Munzil exploded by the enemy at the first attack of General
NAM310751 The Mine in the chutter Munzil exploded by the enemy at the first attack of General Havelock, Lucknow (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); National Army Museum

Gateway leading into the Residency, held by Captain Atkinson of the 13th Native Infantry
NAM310741 Gateway leading into the Residency, held by Captain Atkinson of the 13th Native Infantry (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); National Army Museum

Norham Castle: Summers Morn, 1798 (pencil, w / c & bodycolour on paper)
CEC44184 Norham Castle: Summers Morn, 1798 (pencil, w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 50.1x70.5 cm; The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford

Bridge of Boats over the Gumti River, near the Chattar Manzil
NAM310708 Bridge of Boats over the Gumti River, near the Chattar Manzil and Fusseed Bakah or Old Palace (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); National Army Museum

Tunbridge Castle in the County of Kent, from Edward Hasted s, The History and... 1777-90
Tunbridge Castle in the County of Kent, from Edward Hasted s, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, vols. 1-3, 1777-90

View of Roman Forum (Foro Romano), Temple of Saturn and Arch of Septimius Severus, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

St. George of the Greeks Church, Famagusta, North Cyprus

Lycian Rock Tombs, Fethiye, Turkey

Historic ancient archeological Incan Machu Picchu on mountain in Andes, Cuzco Region, Peru

Ruined doorway of Whitby abbey frames the town, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Danejohn Hill, Canterbury, Kent, 1829. Creator: James Baylis Allen
Danejohn Hill, Canterbury, Kent, 1829. The Dane John Mound, a former Roman cemetery, was converted into a motte-and-bailey castle in the 11th century

Ballindoon Abbey, Lough Arrow, County Sligo, Ireland; Lakefront Historic Abbey

Ruins of the Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1845. Artist: David Roberts
Ruins of the Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1845. From Egypt and Nubia, Vol 1, by David Roberts

Colossi of Memnon, UNESCO World Heritage Site, West Bank, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Sheep by Alfred Leete
A group of tourists obediently follow a guide while visiting an ancient ruin. Date: 1929

Ilkley - West Yorkshire - Various scenes in the locality including Bolton Abbey, The Ilkley Tarn (small lake), Strid Wood and the wooden bridge above the Hebers Ghyll waterfall. Date: circa 1900

Athens. Panoramic view of the Acropolis. Attica. Central Greece

Rievaulx Abbey, near Helmsley, North Yorkshire
View of the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey (Cistercian), near Helmsley, North Yorkshire. Date: 1882

Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire, Scotland
View of the ruins of Melrose Abbey (Cistercian), in Roxburghshire, Scotland. Date: 1882

Ruins of the Reichstag, Berlin, Germany
Ruins of the Reichstag building, Berlin, Germany. Date: late 1940s

Hard lines on the hard court by George Studdy
Hard lines on the hard court -- the Bonzolines dig in their search for the ball, which Bonzo is holding in his mouth

River Tay from Kinnoull Hill, Perth, Scotland Date: circa 1890

Colosseum Overview Moon Night Lovers Rome Italy Built by Vespacian Resubmit--In
Colosseum Overview Moon Night Lovers, Rome, Italy Built by Vespacian

The columns of the Temple of Saturn and overview of the ruined Roman Forum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Bayon Castle, Angkor Thom, Cambodia

Machu Picchu, a UNESCO world heritage site in Peru. It is ruins city of Inca kingdom. The city ruins of Machu Picchu is surrounded by high mountains. The picture is captured in a clear blue sky day

Broken bull column in foreground, Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iran, Middle East

Temple of Apollo, Kourion, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Europe

Forum
circa 1930: The Temples of Castor and Pollux in the foreground of the Forum in central Rome. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

St. Francis Praying in the Church of San Damiano, 1297-99 (fresco)
XIR63342 St. Francis Praying in the Church of San Damiano, 1297-99 (fresco) by Giotto di Bondone (c.1266-1337); 270x230 cm; San Francesco, Upper Church, Assisi

Mountain of Rigi and the Ancient Castle of Hapsbourg on the Lake of Lucerne (w / c
XYC281116 Mountain of Rigi and the Ancient Castle of Hapsbourg on the Lake of Lucerne (w/c over graphite on paper) by Sunderland, Thomas (1744-1823); 33.3x46.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art

South America Peru Machu Picchu Terracing

Burrishoole Abbey near Newport, County Mayo, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

EGYPT: LUXOR TEMPLE. A man seated next to a statue of Ramesses II at the Luxor Temple. Stereograph, c1908

View of Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Three Llamas, Sacsayhuaman Ruins, Cusco, Peru, South America

Dunwich Church
1813: The ruins of All Saints Church at Dunwich on the Suffolk coast. Original Artwork: Engraving by Barrenger from a drawing by JP Neale (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Damascus, Syria - Ancient Walls (St. Pauls escape)
Damascus, Syria - Ancient Wall - connected (in some way) to the flight of Saint Paul, forced to flee the city under the cover of night after explosive reactions from Jews opposed to his teachings

Scenes in Lebanon - Herods Palace, Mount Tabor, Galilee
Scenes in Lebanon (then part of the wider Ottoman Empire) including the Cedars of Lebanon, the ruins of Herods Palace in Samaria, Mount Tabor

Syria - Maaloula - Ancient Hillside town. It is known as the last surviving place where Western Aramaic (Aramaic of Jesus) is still spoken. Date: 1910

Ancient Roman Road traverses the columns and ruins in the Forum of Ancient Rome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Hypostyle Hall, The Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramese II), Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

St. Marys Church and Whitby Abbey above Tate Hill Beach, seen from West Cliff, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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"Echoes of the Past: Exploring the Beauty and Mystery of Ruins" The Beach at Ballybunion, County Kerry, Ireland: Witnessing nature's relentless embrace as it reclaims the ruins on this picturesque beach. Portchester Castle K991184: Stepping into history's footsteps amidst the hauntingly beautiful ruins of Portchester Castle. The ruins of the 11th century Corfe Castle after sunset, near Wareham, Isle of Purbeck: As twilight descends upon these ancient walls, a sense of wonder fills the air in this enchanting ruin. Carreg Cennen Castle, near Llandeilo, Brecon Beacons National Park, Carmarthenshire, Wales: Perched majestically atop a hillside lies Carreg Cennen Castle - a captivating ruin that whispers tales from centuries past. Bomb damage in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath during WW2: A poignant reminder etched into time - scars left by war tell stories of resilience and hope amidst destruction. Hadrian's Wall - Sycamore Gap beside Steel Rig Northumberland National Park autumn England: Nature intertwines with history along Hadrian's Wall; where vibrant foliage embraces ancient stones in an awe-inspiring display. Botallack Mine K021793: Exploring Cornwall's mining heritage through these striking ruins; remnants that bear witness to both triumphs and tragedies underground. Coventry Cathedral CC47_02918: Rising from ashes like a phoenix stands Coventry Cathedral – its modern architecture intertwined with fragments of its storied past. Ireland County Tipperary: View of the Rock of Cashel—a medieval fortress. The majestic silhouette against rolling green hills tells tales steeped in Irish mythology and historical grandeur within these castle ruins Dunvegan Castle.