Tattershall Castle is a castle in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England. Since 1925 it has been in the care of the National Trust.
Great Tower of Tattershall Castle showing the three separate entrances
interior of Tattershall Castle
Solar (room)
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The solar was a room in many English and French medieval manor houses, great houses and castles, mostly on an upper storey, designed as the family's private living and sleeping quarters. Within castle
Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire
…the basement and ground floor were intended to provide communal accommodation, while the three great upper rooms were an independent private suite or Solar (room). The design was extremely simple, with four floors, slightly increasing in size at each level by reductions in wall thickness. The fireplaces indicate…
South Solar of Bunratty Castle in County Clare, Ireland