{"id":349032,"date":"2018-02-20T05:41:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T04:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/massive-fireball-lightning-strike-damages-ancient-scottish-castle-video-photos-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T05:41:52","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T04:41:52","slug":"massive-fireball-lightning-strike-damages-ancient-scottish-castle-video-photos-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/massive-fireball-lightning-strike-damages-ancient-scottish-castle-video-photos-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Massive fireball\u2019 lightning strike damages ancient Scottish castle (VIDEO, PHOTOS) \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.02\/thumbnail\/5a8b563fdda4c863268b4644.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        An ancient castle on the northwest coast of Scotland has been heavily damaged by a lightning strike that a witness compared to a \u201cmassive fireball.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Castle Maol on the Isle of Skye was left significantly damaged by the dramatic display of nature\u2019s power. Local hotel manager Robert Ireland captured dramatic footage of the powerful strike that blasted the ancient tower.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan Barwise, who was safely indoors during the violent storm, described it as <em>\u201ca rare and unnerving combination of lightning, thunder, violent wind, and wet snow.\u201d<\/em> Local man Barwise captured before and after photos of the ruin.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"media__youtube-frame\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nqTUe29wgcM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuddenly, a sharp, almost deafening crack of thunder coincided with what seemed like a massive fireball,\u201d he said, reliving the incident that felled the ancient fortification.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D418586301930669%26set%3Da.101956796926956.1073741826.100013379071683%26type%3D3&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"472\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><center\/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D418586318597334%26set%3Da.101956796926956.1073741826.100013379071683%26type%3D3&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"490\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><center\/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cElectricity filled the air. The familiar floodlights, which illuminated the walls of the once-fortified tower were extinguished.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The following morning Barwise discovered that the castle\u2019s iconic peak on the left wall was entirely gone. He said it had been <em>\u201cblown apart\u201d<\/em> by the lightning strike.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe castle, first established by the Vikings in the 9th century, was dealt yet another blow by nature&#8217;s capricious hand &#8211; right before our eyes,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/419285-scotland-castle-damaged-lightning\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ancient castle on the northwest coast of Scotland has been heavily damaged by a lightning strike that a witness compared to a \u201cmassive fireball.\u201d Castle Maol on the Isle of Skye was left significantly damaged by the dramatic display of nature\u2019s power. 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