Bancroft castle in Groton Massachusetts - Cool place to visit in Mass.

[@tinman7130]

quote of the day, "pile of organized rocks" You have a way with words which only adds to the ambience that is Not Thursday videos

[@swordofhonor2]

I've been there and its awesome.

[@jackjohnson7396]

There is a Bancroft tower in Worcester, Mass. too!

[@scottdunbar4898]

VERY cool! Thanks Charlie.

[@vangogo6819]

I grew up a couple of towns away from Groton and as teenagers in the 70's we used to sneak up there to party, which wasn't easy , it was part of Gibbet Hill Farm and you had to go through lots of thicket and gamble brush and then hope one of the black Angus they used to raise wouldn't attack you! We never graffieted, weren't punks just like to party. When we first got married my husband and I moved to Groton and such up there a few times. Now the old barn is a function building and the other one is a chi chi restaurant. I now live in North Central Massachusetts so I don't get down that way much anymore, glad to see it's still pristine. Thanks for sharing!

[@billporter5409]

Cool rockwork. Amazing. B safe n them hills✌️

[@5280Adventures]

Beautiful site and I’m so glad to see it public property to share with the town. Great vid

[@yomangull2538]

Not only is it beautiful but, it's still somehow "art" free.

[@JohnMitchell-xs7eo]

Sadly, I noticed some tagging/graffiti (although very minor) yesterday when I went... it was very disappointing

[@briankesterson4365]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Charlie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@albakanas3558]

Thanks DC

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Now that's a crazy party when you end up burning down a castle lol. Beautiful property and thanks for sharing. Take care and be safe.

[@richardwarnock2789]

The view was Amazing worth it Charlie!!! Great for a picnic basket a boo boo!!, "( something Keebe's would Say or Yogi Bear!)" Any hue Thank's CHARLIE for Not Thursday!!!

[@lesahanners5057]

This was so very nice. I really liked how the grounds were kept up and no graffiti. You have to respect a person who could design and build such a grand structure. Too bad it burned. I can imagine how beautiful it must have looked in its day. Thanks Charlie, you do find the nicest things to take us on for exploring, or a just fun visit. Have a great day!

[@ozzyalchemist8806]

Wow! Still in great condition. Actually surprised no one has attempted to rebuild. Stone still looks solid, cheers for sharing👍😊✌

[@deniseskewes4852]

Wow is right Charlie. Thank you so much for taking us to that beautiful Castle. Yes Tin Man, Charlie does have a way with words.

[@SegaDisneyUniverse]

3:14 Wow, would be nice to wake up in the morning and see that kind of view outside my window.

[@gonagain]

Cool place and interesting history!

[@welcometomass9359]

Very nice guys.

[@kathleencoughlin4314]

awesome place 😀great adventure😀

[@chuckvt5196]

Awesome place! Thanks for sharing your day with us!

[@amandaramalho6609]

Wow thanks man I love history of our state, I love nature and I love walking. I cant wait to check this out. I live in dracut so i played soccer around Groton growing up versin the town's team and man I wish I knew that was there.

[@brodyacucena884]

I live in Groton it is a buetiful town

[@diveandthrive4391]

Great castle!

[@lancewingfield2259]

I've been there many times, not that far of a drive from where I live. My father worked on that farm(Gibbet Hill) back in the late 60's early 70's.

[@normawinton6832]

What a beautiful spot for a castle! Thanku for the tour

[@NorCalTim]

Really great to be brought to places like this thanks!

[@johnricheson8465]

Enjoyed the tour. Very cool 👍!

[@tanyakintz1931]

Very cool 👍 thank you for showing the castle,.

[@jenny2282]

Cool!

[@mezellenjohnson2753]

What a beautiful and wonderful place Charlie, thank you for the tour. Its the sort of place that Terry and I used to love to visit. The scenery was so spectacular and enjoyable to see, I really enjoyed watching your adventure and I shall never see it in person but through your camera lens I have been privileged to be with you. Take care my friend and thank you for another wonderful Not Thursday video Mary-Ellen LFOD

[@Carolbearce]

Beautiful castle. Thanks for sharing.

[@tennesseegem1063]

Beautiful place. Jen would have loved this place because its fancy.

[@rnrudynh1427]

NH hospital campus in Concord has a very old building named Bancroft annex. It's beautiful but unfortunately has been left to decay.

[@shaneyork300]

That was impressive!! If I get to that area of the country I'm going to go there!! Have a GREAT Day!!!

[@tracybradshaw1362]

Loved it! Thank You!

[@EZDiggin]

As always Charlie another great Not Thursday adventure. I love American castles. There is actually a castle about four miles away from my house.

[@richardhendrix7894]

Thank you for your videos, I'm enjoying my not Thursday

[@markattardo]

Crazy cool place! Thanks for the field trip!

[@americanartifacts8092]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing, might have to visit that place someday with the kiddos.

[@Feldmrschl]

Thanks for this. I lived in Groton for a time and never ventured up the hill. Quite a site.

[@MNpicker]

Very impressive for sure... thanks for sharing DC👍🏼👍🏼

[@darrelljohnston8676]

Thanks for dragging us along. Very cool indeed. To bad you couldn't detect it. Oh well.

[@Jess-lf2fe]

There is another 'castle' called the Bancroft towers. In Worcester Ma. Seeing the thumbnail, I thought that's where you were at first.

[@WICKEDGIXXERL]

I thought it was Worcester too . LOL

[@RonJustDiggingLife]

Wow gorgeous views. I spent some time in Ireland. Love the castle's every 1/4 mile there. If only I Metal detected then. Awesome place thanks for sharing.

[@johnsenesi9095]

Charlie another great adventure video

[@JerseyHistoryHunters]

Awesome! great video very cool place!!!. thanks for sharing :)

[@peterjahn2596]

Thank you for the inspiration to go there I live in the area and have never ventured Up the hill

[@jenniferchristiansen2040]

Amazing place to visit. I wonder if any architects could tell us how it would have been constructed and looked like during the time it was whole.

[@rnrudynh1427]

Perhaps the local historical society or town hall would have access to the original plans or photos of the finished building.

[@jenniferchristiansen2040]

Thank you, that sounds like a great adventure.

[@northernfarmer3689]

It look like a regular house with that castle thing on one side of it. The rest of it was wood, it look just like a regular house. There's pictures online just google Bancroft castle before fire I found 2 actual pictures of it. There on grotonhistoricalsociety website if you want to see them.

[@dryheat85255]

Nice views, interesting story and good music at the end. Would like to see more NT vids based on historical sites that people can visit.

[@rammur1]

Nice !

[@DetectaBull]

Nice

[@TheReal-HeeHaw]

Must have been a heck of a fire. Enjoyed the tour. ✌

[@davestelling]

At 4:20... I think I spied the AquaChigger down in there... (?!?)

[@steveclark4291]

Can you find any pictures of it before it burnt down ? That would be nice to see what it looked like in its day !

[@kayesdigginit1519]

After visiting German, British, Welsh and Scottish castles it's always neat to see an American castle 👍 Castles are crazy cool 😎 Thanks for taking me to visit this one ☺ I too was wondering if you detectorists are allowed to hunt; I'm thinking not since you didn't have your detector with you 👍

[@glenjaminbanks928]

Yo i live in Leominster Mass. Not to far. I actually came to this spot last year with a couple of buddies. Pretty cool

[@patrickmooney4135]

Very cool. I would have liked to see some drone footage in order to get a better idea of of the lay of the land. Maybe someone else can do that. I know that's unreasonable... sorry. Still, I'm new here and very intrigued by your channel so I will continue to check out your videos. Thanks!

[@sonjaleesloth]

Now that I've seen it, I don't have to stress over driving there. Thanks!

[@marthapoissant6689]

Great video I've been watching for a while as I have family ties to allot of history in NH so I'm always eager to watch. Quick random question what is the song playing at the end of this video?

[@kayesdigginit1519]

I was wondering about that song too 🤔 I like it 😀

[@83gt17]

I grew up on the Charles Bancroft highway in Litchfield NH. Wonder if it's a relative? Off to Google I go----

[@theyarddogs4100]

That place is awesome thanks for sharing. Charley are you aloud to hunt there. Carl HH

[@nightfangs2910]

Are there pictures of this place in it's entirety before the fire ?

[@DigginWithDeej]

Fantastic ruins to explore!

[@keithdickson8364]

Very interesting. Now that’s a rock wall. 😂😂😂

[@spectrumbill6775]

Not unlike the smaller colonial homesites you take to in the woods, this site also had a cellar hole (basement) and a chimney stack.

[@aidansmith4028]

That's near my house got a couple good spots to detect lmk if you wanna go

[@davidwood2387]

A very old place in Millbury Massachusetts looks like it could’ve been a tower by the police station how old ??? I don’t think they know

[@paulstan9828]

Enjoy your channel. You have probably been asked this before but how did you come up with the name Not Thursday? I think it’s a great name, just curious.

[@smithk6977]

👍

[@kevinstrickland4881]

Living in a Castle in real life would have sucked with today's standards in mind. Maybe not this one built in 1905 (I think you said ) but imagine living by torch light. No power, running water and only a fire place here and there. The no Wi-Fi would be a huge deal 9

[@sereneexistence4989]

How does a castle made of rocks burn down??

[@northernfarmer3689]

The rest of it was wood it look like a regular house there's pictures on Google.

[@michaeldespirito9595]

Should have packed a picnic and brought your better half.

[@cweefy]

there's 3:17 i'll never get back

[@thomasgreem4703]

It's a nice spot for a blunt. Been there, done that.

[@michaelgrimes5588]

Sweet...theres a Bancroft castle in worcester, but remains locked by the anti-fun fascists (Climb in back window)

[@orangebutterfly81]

Michael Grimes Good to know! Thanks 😉

[@richardkaskonas5676]

Worcester.....lol.Rt.31 north to Mason NH.As above so below .......Rt.13 begins,all the way to Concord NH.Never saw so many stars on buildings of stolen property in all my life.So sad no one sees......most are asleep.Miles and miles of signs saying Incorporated in such a such date.One big business with madmen as managers an bosses.False history,false dates, so many lies,so many puppets shoring up the lies..............so sad. Just like the one dollar bill that doesn't change,even tho all the other money has had a facelift.Just like the roads(31....13). Look at the pyramid on the one dollar.Flip it over,then draw another pyramid.It forms a six pointed star.The points of the star point to five letters an the all seeing eye.How conviniant that we all have a magic spell in our wallets,reminding us of who is in charge of us all......So sad. Funny how witchcraft,mansonry,magic are all called "the craft".

[@navyskaterdude]

Never Liked Groton......