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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
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Hoddom Castle,in the shadow of Burnswark
Hoddom Castle,in the shadow of Burnswark
The Repentance Tower,silhouetted in the dawn.
The Repentance Tower,silhouetted in the dawn.
The Repentance Tower in the walled graveyard.
The Repentance Tower in the walled graveyard.
The Repentance Tower,the walled graveyard,at dawn.
The Repentance Tower,the walled graveyard,at dawn.
Richmond Castle:a plan of the remains
Richmond Castle:a plan of the remains
Richmond Castle,with River Swale,in foreground
Richmond Castle,with River Swale,in foreground
Richmond Castle and the River Swale
Richmond Castle and the River Swale
Pickering Castle:the motte
Pickering Castle:the motte
Pickering Castle
Pickering Castle
Cayton Bay,with Scarborough Castle in the distance
Cayton Bay,with Scarborough Castle in the distance
Coastal lookout post,in heavy rain
Coastal lookout post,in heavy rain
Scarborough Castle
Scarborough Castle
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