2001

NZ2563 : The 'Keep', Newcastle Castle

taken 24 years ago, near to Gateshead, England

The 'Keep', Newcastle Castle
The 'Keep', Newcastle Castle
This is the central 'keep' of the 'new castle', built between 1172 and 1177ad by Henry 2nd ( at a cost of £911 10 shillings and 9 pence) to replace the earth and timber fortress built on the same site by Robert Curthose, the son of William the Conqueror in the aftermath of the Norman Invasion of England in 1066. It is, of course, the building which gives this city its name.

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Category: Castle > Castle
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Newcastle [522] · Building [230] Other Photos: · The Keep · Castle walls · Newcastle East Junction · Sandhill, NE1 · The Keep, Castle Garth, NE1 ·
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NZ2563, 2116 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bill Henderson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
2001   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 21 August, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 250 639 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.1460N 1:36.6615W
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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