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Ireland-1949: A Historic Castle Ruin Amidst Green Hills And Forest

  • Year1949
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationIreland
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1949 Ireland
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A Historic Castle Ruin Amidst Green Hills And Forest — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1949, this vintage home movie captures a wide, natural landscape in Ireland. A historic stone castle ruin stands atop a lush, green hillside, surrounded by dense forest. The footage, viewed through a window frame, shows signs of age with film grain, scratches, and dust, enhancing its authentic archival quality. The scene evokes a sense of quiet nostalgia and timeless beauty, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125782845

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: No
  • Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1003 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note
1949
Reel-level location note
Ireland,France
Date
1949 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Ireland Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • great
  • wide
  • mountains
  • green
  • trees
  • natural
  • naturally
  • nature
  • ireland
  • 1949
  • 1949 Ireland footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • castle ruin
  • historic architecture
  • green hills
  • forest landscape
  • natural scenery
  • archival footage
  • old film
  • film grain
  • scratches
  • window view
  • nostalgic footage
  • documentary material
  • historical footage
  • rural Ireland
  • old castle
  • 1940s film
  • vintage home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1940s Ireland home-movie landscape footage suited to documentary inserts needing a quiet view of a castle ruin in wooded hills.

Still Frames From This Clip

Distant stone castle ruin on a wooded hillside seen through dark window framing.

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