Southampton Castle
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Southampton Castle was located in the town of Southampton in Hampshire, England. Constructed after the Norman conquest of England, it was located in the north-west corner of the town overlooking the R
Wall of Southampton Castle
Inside the ruins of Southampton Castle
Archaeological excavation under way at the Castle Watergate in 2006
Oxford Castle
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Oxford Castle is a large, partly ruined medieval castle on the western side of central Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. Most of the original moated, wooden motte and bailey castle was replaced in stone
Southampton Castle
…south. At this time, Southampton was considered a key fortification, classed alongside other important castles such as the Tower of London, Windsor, Oxford, Lincoln and Winchester. By the second half of the 12th century, Southampton Castle was valued more for its role in coastal defence and as a coastal…
St George's Tower, Oxford Castle, viewed from the Castle Mill Stream
St George's Tower and D wing, Oxford Castle, England
How an artist in 1845 imagined Oxford Castle looked in the 15th century; a possibly more realistic reconstruction of the appearance of the castle in Norman times is available here.
St George's Tower in 1832, viewed from across the Castle Mill Stream; the water mill (Castle Mill) is visible, immediately to the right of the tower, built across the stream.