Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolida
The keep of Orford Castle
The basement would have been used for storage in the medieval period. It contains a well and a sink, built into one of the walls.
The corbels around the upper hall originally supported the domed ceiling.
The chapel on the first mezzanine
Orford Ness is a cuspate foreland shingle spit on the Suffolk coast in Great Britain, linked to the mainland at Aldeburgh and stretching along the coast to Orford and down to North Weir Point, opposit
Orford Castle
…Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. The well-preserved keep, described by historian…
Looking towards Orford Ness from Orford castle
View from the Orford Ness dock towards Orford Quay
The "Black Beacon" radio navigation tower and the lighthouse
Aerial view of the Orfordness transmitting station