"Dungeness" was photographed in July 2018 on Cumberland Island, Georgia.
The "Dungeness" is the ruins of a mansion that the Carnegies built back the 1880s. The name "Dungeness" dates back way further in time. It was General James Ogelthorpe who first built a hunting lodge on this property and called it "Dungeness" after a place called Dungeness in England. Later Revolutionary War here Nathaniel Greene acquired the land in exchange for a bad debt. His widow built a four story tabby mansion in 1803 here. During the War of 1812 the island was occupied by the British who used the house as their headquarters. In 1818, Henry Lee who was a commander himself during the Revolutionary War (and also father of Robert E. Lee), stayed at the house until his death in March of 1818. This house was abandoned during the Civil War and burned in 1866.
In the 1880s Thomas Carnegie, brother of Andrew Carnegie, purchased the property and started to build the mansion. It was to be a 59 room Queen Anne style mansion, however, it was not completed until after his death by his wife, Lucy. She continued to live in the mansion and built other mansions for her children on the island, including the Greyfield, Plum Orchard, and Stafford mansions. The Carnegies owned 90% of the island by this time. They moved out of Dungeness in 1925 and the mansion burned, allegedly by arson, in 1959. The properties were acquired by the National Park Service in 1972.
I think "Dungeness" will make a great fine art wall art piece for anyone who loves Coastal Georgia history.