The Gatehouse - Carisbrooke Castle
by Rod Johnson
Title
The Gatehouse - Carisbrooke Castle
Artist
Rod Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The Gatehouse to Carisbrooke Castle at Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England. The medieval stone Gatehouse has been the main entrance to the castle for the last 900 years. It was well fortified with two cylindrical drum towers, gun ports and machicolations, and below the bridge are a bank and a ditch.
The first gatehouse was built in about 1100 and would have been constructed of timber. This had been replaced by a stone gatehouse with a drawbridge, by 1136. Further changes were made in 1272, 1336, 1380 and 1470. The castle is now in the care of English Heritage.
Image Ref: 31650-RDB
Uploaded
February 20th, 2016
Statistics
Viewed 1,260 Times - Last Visitor from Fairfield, CT on 03/28/2024 at 5:42 PM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments (1)
There are no comments for The Gatehouse - Carisbrooke Castle. Click here to post the first comment.