TA2270 : Flamborough Castle
taken 12 years ago, near to Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, Great Britain
This is 1 of 17 images, with title Flamborough Castle in this square

Flamborough Castle
The photograph shows the tower of Flamborough castle.
This 'castle' was, in fact, the fortified manor house of the Constable family who had received a licence to crenelate in 1351. Although containing a tower, a hall, a great parlour, a lord’s parlour, a chapel, a court house, a mill house, and a great barn it was described in the early 16th century as being taken for a manor house rather than a castle. It can be compared with the Northumbrian ‘Pele’ towers and, like them, was probably made defensible to guard against Scottish raiders.
The above paragraph was adapted from an East Riding Council leaflet that is available online: Link


For two other photographs showing some the earthworks surrounding the tower, click here: Link , or here: Link .
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See also these other photographs of the castle by:
Paul Allison: TA2270 : Flamborough Castle,
Paul Glazzard: TA2270 : Flamborough Castle and
J Thomas: TA2270 : Flamborough Castle.
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- Grid Square
- TA2270, 444 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Alan Walker (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 14 March, 2010 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 26 March, 2010
- Category
- Ruins > Manor house (ruined) (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TA 226 703 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:6.8649N 0:7.5483W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
TA 226 703
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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