2014

SO4069 : Wigmore castle

taken 9 years ago, near to Wigmore, County of Herefordshire, England

This is 1 of 36 images, with title Wigmore castle in this square
Wigmore castle
Wigmore castle
This was the seat of the Mortimer family, who were a big noise in these parts. In 1265, after the Battle of Evesham, Simon de Montfort's severed head and various other unsavoury relics were sent here by Roger Mortimer as a gift to his wife, Maud (oh, you shouldn't have ... ). The castle was dismantled to prevent it being used during the Civil War. There's a good deal left to see though, despite it being buried up to first floor level.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Place: Wigmore Former: Castle Primary Subject: Ruin other tags: Ruins Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Parts of the Castle [21] · Mortimer Family [9] Title Clusters: · Wigmore castle [36] ·
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SO4069, 362 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John Winder   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 26 December, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 3 January, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 4089 6924 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:19.0839N 2:52.1155W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 4088 6925
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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