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   In April 2021, 25 new monuments were added from Scotland, alphabetically from Sanquhar Castle to Spynie bishop’s castle and four earlier. I also added 93 new monuments from the area of Wales (For now only in Polish).
   In May, the portal was enlarged with: 24 more monuments from the area of Scotland, as well as 39 buildings from the area of Wales, 3 new churches in Poland (Żabin, Tymowa, Zbylutów), and 5 new monuments in the Czech Republic (churches in Liber, Lochy two churches in Stary Plzenec and Libice early medieval stronghold). Larger changes and additions in: Pastuchów, Piotrowice Świdnickie, Płóczki, Pogwizdów, Pożarzysko, Raciborowice Górne, Rząśnik, Siecieborzyce, Solniki, Namysłów – Old Town, Stary Zamek, Benedictine priory in Brecon, Nowe Miasto nad Wartą, Slany, Krivoklat, Kunratice, Kunratice, The Italian Court in Kutna Hora and Krakovec.

   In February 2021, I added 23 monuments from the area of ​​Scotland, the hillfort in Ostrów Tumski in Poznań, the town hall in Brzeg, abbeys in Łekno and Ląd, the Gdańsk Artus Court, city walls in Racibórz, Żory and Krapkowice, and the parish church in Września. Moreover, I have added descriptions of the Czech hillforts of Levy Hradec and Budeč. Major additions were made to the following: Criccieth Castle, Stara Lubovna Castle, collegiate church in Sandomierz, church in Zator, Tynec nad Sazavou, church in Braniewo, castle in Rabsztyn.
   In March 2021, 24 new Scottish buildings and a church in Czeska Wieś (Poland), a church in Sindliar (Slovakia), Penarth Fawr house (Wales), hillfort and castle in Gniezno (Poland) and five Welsh churches (Aberedw, Abergele, Beaumaris, Bedwelly, Bettws Newydd). The biggest changes to older posts were in Penrice, Pennard, Oystermouth, Tregrug, Usk, Cardiff, Kenfig, Neath, Morgraig, Morlais, Caldicot, Tenby, Roch, Manrobier, Carew, Llanstefan, Aberystwyth, Rhuddlan, Flint, Hawarden, plus large additions and corrections I have published in: the castle in Wieliczka, the church in Bochnia, the church in Skalbmierz, the church of St. Adalbert in Kraków, the church of Holy Salvator in Kraków, the castle in Kwidzyn, the Dominican monastery in Chełmno, the Cochwillan house.

   In January 2021, 30 new monuments were added from Scotland. The descriptions were expanded and corrected: Bielsko (town walls added), Gliwice (castle and town walls), Głogówek (town walls), Niemodlin (town walls added), Prudnik (town walls), Gdańsk (St. Mary’s Church, Dominican Friary with the church of St. Nicholas), Kościelec Proszowicki, monastery of Ewenny, monastery in Miechów, Starý Plzenec (the description of the hillfort added to the rotunda), Castell Coch, Caerphilly, Tachov (town walls).

   I added 21 new monuments from Scotland (for now only in Polish), new monuments from Poland: the parish church in Gliwice, churches in Mirocin Dolny, Niepołomice, Łankiejmy, Krekoły, Marianka, Jelonki, Ostrowite, the cathedral in Włocławek and the court in Jeżów. Much corrections and extensive descriptions in: the church of St. Joseph in Gdańsk, the church in Szczepanów, the church of Holy Spirit in Sandomierz, the church of Holy Trinity in Lubań, the cathedral of Mary Magdalene in Wrocław, ancient necropolises in Grzybnica, Odry and Węsiory, Welsh churches and monasteries in Conwy, Abergavenny, Bangor, Chepstow, Ewenny, Llandaff, Llanfair, Monkton, Newport, St Asaph, St Davids. Finally, I also posted a new text in the articles section – “Early medieval dwelling houses of the northern Slavic region”.

   There are 27 new monuments from Scotland and 5 new monuments from Poland (only in Polish for now): churches in Niwiska, Kowalewo, Jelenin, Jastrowiec and Kanigowo. Major changes affected: Racławice Olkuskie, the monastery in Oświęcim (a combined earlier post about the chapel of St. Jacek and the post-Dominican church), Collegium Maius, churches of St. Martin, St. Margaret and St. John in Poznań, church in Piotrków Trybunalski, church and monastery in Przeworsk, Romanesque church in Kościelec Kujawski, tenement houses and commercial buildings in the Poznań market. Many changes also in Welsh monuments, the largest in: Manorbier, Abergavenny, Carew, Barry, Llandaf (bishop’s castle), Flint, Monmouth (castle), Neport, Penhowe.

   In October I added 27 new monuments from Scotland, 10 monuments from Slovakia (Gemersky Jablonec, Jur nad Hronem, Krupina, Liptovskie Sliace, Lubica, Orthanky, Sadok, Spiska Sobota, Spiski Hrhov and Trstene), 5 Czech churches (Pertoltice, Sezemice, Stare Zdanice, Stojice, Zivanice), 11 Welsh monuments (churches in Beddgelert, Cardigan, Llangua, Llanllugan, Puffin monastery, Slebech commandry, Talgarth tower house, Neolithic tomb Llech y Drybedd, Llys Rhosyr royal court, Pen y Bannau hillfort and Penmaen Castle). For now only in Polish.
   I corrected and significantly expanded descriptions with new graphics: Kałków, Tyniec, Lubiechowa, Mycielin, Gdańsk’s Franciscan monastery, St. John’s Church in Bartoszyce, Czocha Castle, St. Bridget’s Abbey in Gdańsk, church in Reszel, Holy Spirit hospital in Frombork, basilica in Kętrzyn, basilica in Orneta, Krupy, Franciscan Abbey in Krosno, Holy Trinity Church in Lubań, Malbork mills, Ostrów Lednicki, Czech castles: Blansko and Strekov, and Welsh castles Brecon and Bronllys.

   In September 2020, 22 new monuments from Scotland have been added to the portal, as well as completely new posts about Czech monuments: the church in Celakovice, Drahanovice castle, church in Dvur Kralove, castles in: Heraltice, Hlohova, Hruba Skala, church in Kocelovice, Great Moravian strongholds Mikulcice and Pohansko, Czech stronghold of Stara Boleslav, churches in Nepomuk, Svata Katerina, Vysoky Ujezd, Velke Mizirici, churches of St. John Na Zabradli and Na Pradle in Prague and the Prague’s Karolinum.
   In addition, I edited most of the sacral monuments from Slovakia, corrected and significantly expanded: stronghold in Giecz, castle in Bodzentyn, city walls and the Salt House in Lubań, castles in Iłża and Pińczów, church of St. John in Gdańsk, castle in Raciążek, churches in Svojsin, Jawor, Głogów (collegiate church), Ścinawa, Wołów, Na Piasku in Wrocław, monasteries in Beszowa, Stary Targ and Zawichost, church in Ledec nad Sazavou, Niesytno castle, collegiate church in Opatów.

   In August, I added 28 new monuments from Scotland and 23 completely new monuments from Poland, mainly churches from Silesia and Greater Poland: Borów Wielki, Bożnów, Chmielno, Czernica, Dzietrzychowice, Gierszowice, Niwnice, Gębice, Dominican monastery in Poznań, Skwierzyna, Rogoźno, Trląg, Węgrowiec, Szubin, Franciscan monastery in Bydgoszcz, early medieval strongholds in Naszacowice and Zawada Lanckorońska, castle in Krosno Odrzańskie, town hall in Grodków, Warmian churches: Lubomino, Marynowy, Pierzchały and Radostowo. There are also new churches from Slovakia: Cecejovce, Rakovnica, Svatuse, Trebisov.
   Posts about Latvian, Estonian, Czech and Polish monuments have been thoroughly revised and expanded: Koeru, Johvi, Pirita Kloster in Tallinn, St. Catherine in Tallinn, Tartu Cathedral, Rujiena, all Riga churches, city walls in Riga, church in Wolmar, Valjala, church in Szprotawa, Upper and Ostrówek castles in Opole, Ludza Castle, city walls in Prudnik and Grodków, Lemberk Castle, castle in Sochaczew, castle in Koźle, castle in Sulechów, church in Głuchołazy, city walls of Nysa, Głubczyce, Głuchołazy, Bystrzyca Kłodzka and Namysłów, castle in Kożuchów, church and commandry in Tyniec nad Ślężą, church of Przyczyna Górna, town hall in Namysłów, stronghold in Trzcinica, cathedral in Wrocław, Zivanska Tower, church in Grodków, church of St. Andrew in Kraków, monastery in Oliwa, and all posts about the city walls in Slovakia (Presov, Kremnica, Bardejov, Skalica, Trnava, Podoliniec, Sabinov, Levoca, Kezmarok).

   In July, 24 new monuments from Scotland and the castle in Wyszogród in Mazovia appeared at medievalheritage.eu. In addition, I expanded and corrected the descriptions in: Poznań cathedral (pre-Romanesque and Romanesque period), Wawel Castle (fragment of pre-Romanesque and Romanesque buildings), Carmarthen Castle, Orneta Castle, cathedral in Frombork, Dominican monastery in Tczew, Balvenie Castle, parish church in Byczyna, parish church in Ząbkowice, parish church in Międzyrzecz, church in Uzice, Talmberk Castle, Lacembok Castle, Vartnov, Bruntal (added fragment about the castle), Jensky Vrch, Kaltenstejn, the Dundrennan monastery, castles Freudenstein, Koberstejn, Leuchtenstejn, Landek, Rychleby, Rychleby Drakov, Vikstejn, Edelstejn, Frydberk, Frydek, Fulstejn, the Franciscan monastery in Kraków, the chapel in Braniewo, churches from the Greater Poland region (Duszniki, Kamionna, Kazimierz Biskupi, Łekno, Konin, St. Martin in Poznań, Koło, collegiate church in Poznań, Dębno nad Wartą, Kleczew, Corpus Christi church in Poznań, Słupca). I also added a lot of new photos and drawings of Czech castles (Bezdez, Helfenburk u Ustek, Hridelik, Jestrebi, Litice nad Orlici, Oltarik, Ronov, Rostejn, Telc, Janstejn, Hostejn, Lichnice, Frydlant, Frystat, Grabstejn, Loket, Ohrad, Vyb Rozmberk on the Vltava, Cesky Sternberk). I also edited all the castles in Latvia and Estonia.

   Among the June news on the website, 19 additional monuments from Scotland were added over a month. In addition, among the things developed and improved, large changes in: Biskupin, Sandomierz, Nitra and Wolin regarding early medieval strongholds, castles in Ujazd Śląski, Chrzelice, Zbořený Kostelec and Cvilin, city walls in Byczyna, town hall in Kraków, churches in Borowina, Chobienia, Chotków, Długie, Gościszowice, Głuszyna, Pobiedziska, Stawiszyn, Ostrzeszów, Gniezno (St. John’s Church), Mala Bara, Velka Trna, Pyzdry, Wilkowo, Kościan (parish church), Wschowa, Środa Wielkopolska, Poznań (St. Margaret’s Church), Szamotuły, Svinica, Sena, Gostyń, Międzyrzecz, Góra, the church in Lucka, as well as the cathedrals in Gorzów, Gniezno, Kraków and Poznań. In addition, I have completed the information about the abbey of Arbroath and castle in Aberdour.