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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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Ludlow Castle ; A  Marcher  Lord's  Castle
Ludlow Castle ; A Marcher Lord's Castle
Clavell's  Tower  across  Kimmeridge  Bay.
Clavell's Tower across Kimmeridge Bay.
Groynes , sea wall and  historic  places.
Groynes , sea wall and historic places.
Martello  tower U and  the  sea  wall .
Martello tower "U" and the sea wall .
Richard's  Castle
Richard's Castle
Remains  of  east  section  of  circuit  wall .
Remains of east section of circuit wall .
The  motte remains  in  situ in  stone .
The motte remains in situ in stone .
Base  of  tower , by  the  motte , with wooden  beams  support holes .
Base of tower , by the motte , with wooden beams support holes .
A  substantial  section  of circuit  wall , with  attendant  guardians, in  situ .
A substantial section of circuit wall , with attendant guardians, in situ .
Ravensworth  Castle  , ruins , near  colourful  tree
Ravensworth Castle , ruins , near colourful tree
Ravensworth  Castle  , ruins
Ravensworth Castle , ruins
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