photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Type your message and click Add Comment
It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest.
Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name
Name Email
help private comment
Ian Dalgliesh | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> CASTLES tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map

CASTLES

We tend to glamourise castles,as having been fun places to live.Mostly,pre-16th century,that wasn't the case.When William and his Norman hordes invaded and took over England,they threw up motte and bailey castles everywhere they went.Firstly,because they were relatively quick to construct,and secondly,because they had to,as they(The Normans) weren't exactly welcome.Castles,in Britain,started as "castellum" or a fortified place.A secure holding in times of strife.As times changed so did requirements,and thus castles changed.Some were fortified all the more,some abandoned altogether,some were remodelled into mansions.More often than not as they were abandoned ,stone robbing took place,leaving only the earthworks,in the form of mounds and ditches,for future generations to ponder over.A large number of castles,in England and Wales,exist now ,only in name,with modern farming methods having removed them from extant existance.Lots are visible now only from aerial photography.And yet,they all helped to fashion the land as we see it today.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_England
previous pagepages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 ALL next page
Pendragon  Castle , reputedly  founded  by  King  Arthur's  father .
Pendragon Castle , reputedly founded by King Arthur's father .
Dover Castle
Dover Castle
Dolforwyn Castle,as it may have looked,when in use.
Dolforwyn Castle,as it may have looked,when in use.
Dolforwyn Castle,the interior
Dolforwyn Castle,the interior
Dolforwyn Castle,during excavation and renovation.
Dolforwyn Castle,during excavation and renovation.
Dolforwyn Castle overlooking the Severn Valley
Dolforwyn Castle overlooking the Severn Valley
Stokesay Castle and church,reflected.
Stokesay Castle and church,reflected.
Great Canfield,motte and bailey.
Great Canfield,motte and bailey.
The  motte, Great  Canfield
The motte, Great Canfield
The flooded North side of the moat,Castle Camps,motte and bailey
The flooded North side of the moat,Castle Camps,motte and bailey
Plan of the re-modelling of Castle Camps motte and bailey and village
Plan of the re-modelling of Castle Camps motte and bailey and village
A tourist signpost,with Clifford's Tower,behind.
A tourist signpost,with Clifford's Tower,behind.
previous pagepages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 ALL next page