2013

ST6416 : Sherborne: southwest gatehouse of the Old Castle

taken 12 years ago, near to Sherborne, Dorset, England

Sherborne: southwest gatehouse of the Old Castle
Sherborne: southwest gatehouse of the Old Castle
The impressive ruin of the original main entrance - and now only substantial outer building - of Sherborne Old Castle, which was built as a bishop's palace in the 12th century. It entered Royalist hands and fell in the Civil War in 1645.

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ST6416, 318 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 25 May, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 May, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 6474 1673 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:56.9351N 2:30.1983W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 6472 1671
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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