Old Sarum
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Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a hill about two miles north of modern Salisbury near the A345 road, t
Partial aerial view of Old Sarum. The motte is at centre, with remains of the castle, and the foundations of the cathedral are to the left in the bailey.
A reconstruction of Old Sarum as in the 12th century, housed at Salisbury Cathedral
An 1829 sketch of Old Sarum by John Constable, displaying the site of the abandoned hillfort
The exposed foundations of the cathedral
Old Sarum Cathedral
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Old Sarum Cathedral was a Catholic cathedral at old Salisbury, England, now known as Old Sarum, between 1092 and 1220. Only its foundations remain, in the north-west quadrant of the circular outer bai
Old Sarum
…fort in the 6th century and later used it as a stronghold against Vikings. The Normans constructed a motte and bailey castle, a stone curtain wall, and Old Sarum Cathedral. A royal palace was built within Old Sarum Castle for King Henry I and was subsequently used by Plantagenet monarchs. This heyday of the settlement…
The site in 2000, showing the exposed foundations of the former cathedral
A 1927 model of the former cathedral, now displayed in its replacement