• DeanandLindasTravelsSummer in Yorkshire, UK 2022Rejsende
    Ruins of the Keep.
    Ruins of the Keep.The Sally Port, where people could go in and out in secrecy.Painting of Pontefract Castle, showing how big it was.The Keep. It was three stories tall, on top of the mound.The bakery ovens and the kitchen to the left of them.Chapel foundationsNice use of the bailey.All Saints Church was ruined in 1650 during the Civil War.A new nave built in 1967, within the ruined walls.

    Pontefract Castle Ruins

    13. juli 2022, England ⛅ 66 °F

    Pontefract Castle was built in 1070 as a "motte-and-bailey" castle: an earth mound (motte) topped by a defense tower (keep), with an inner courtyard (bailey) surrounded by a wooden palisade. Over the centuries, it was enlarged, and the walls converted to stone, becoming one of the largest castles in England.

    In the 1600s Civil War between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, this castle was under siege three times. Because of so much damage to the town during the sieges, the townfolk petitioned Parliament to destroy the castle to prevent it from happening again.

    All Saints Church, just below the castle, was heavily damaged during the Civil War. The chancel was repaired and the church continued in use. A new nave was inserted inside the ruins in 1967.    Læs mere

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