2014

NZ3558 : Hylton Castle

taken 11 years ago, near to Castletown, Sunderland, England

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Hylton Castle
Hylton Castle
The distinctive and highly decorative gatehouse-tower of a castle built by the wealthy Sir William Hylton, in the late 14th century, replacing an 11th century wooden castle built shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066

Today, the remains of the castle are owned by English Heritage. The surrounding parkland (Hylton Dene) is maintained by a community organisation. The castle and its chapel are protected as a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument (English Heritage Building ID: 391434 LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings).

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Suburb, Urban fringe Camera: Panasonic DMC-G3 other tags: Castle Gatehouse Tower English Heritage Grade I Listed Building Fourteenth Century 14th Century Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Chapel [5] · Castle Built [3] · Castle and its Chapel are Protected [2] Title Clusters: · Hylton Castle [2] ·
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NZ3558, 16 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 19 June, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 24 June, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3577 5879 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:55.3517N 1:26.6062W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3569 5883
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Fourth Visitor for NZ3558)
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