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Weeting Castle

25 February 2010 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

The remains of the 12th century hall house known as Weeting Castle, together with buried remains relating to earlier occupation of the site during the 10th or 11th century and a post medieval ice house. The moated site is sub-rectangular in plan and has maximum overall dimensions of circa 105 metres north-south by circa 79 […]

Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

Thetford Castle

25 February 2010 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

Thetford Castle Hill is an enormous mound, partly sunk into a deep surrounding ditch, and two sets of ramparts. The hill, or mound, is a Norman motte earthwork. It is the highest Norman motte in England, though no trace remains of the castle which once surmounted it. There were two motte and bailey castles, made […]

Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles

Wormegay Castle

25 February 2010 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

A motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village. The motte is visible as a large, sub-circular earthen mound 5 metres high and measuring about 77 metres north-south by 62 metres east-west at the base, surrounded on the north, west and south sides by a ditch 12-15 metres wide which remains open to a depth of […]

Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles

Oxburgh Hall

25 February 2010 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

No one ever forgets their first sight of Oxburgh. A romantic, moated manor house, it was built by the Bedingfeld family in the 15th century and they have lived here ever since. Inside, the family’s Catholic history is revealed, complete with a secret priest’s hole which you can crawl inside. Cannot be considered as a […]

Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles, Gardens, Houses, National Trust

Norwich Castle

23 February 2010 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

Norwich Castle Plan

One of the City’s most famous landmarks, Norwich Castle was built by the Normans as a Royal Palace 900 years ago. Used as a prison from the 14th century, the Castle became a museum in 1894. Now the County’s principal museum, the Castle is packed with treasures to inspire and intrigue visitors of all ages. […]

Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles, Museums

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