"Doing the de Warenne treble!" Topic

It was with a slight sense of surprise that I discovered that I had achieved a ‘treble' at the weekend; I have now visited all three of the outstanding great ‘de Warenne' castles – Castle Acre in Norfolk and Sandal and Conisbrough, both in Yorkshire. The de Warennes were Norman Conquest knights with the first arriving with Duke William of Normandy in 1066 and being granted large English estates by his grateful leader. It was this first William de Warenne who built both Castle Acre and Conisbrough Castles.

Conisbrough Castle is probably the best preserved of the three buildings. See below:

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Conisbrough is a gem, I had thought it was much larger until I went there, but as is so often the case (IMO) smaller castles are often more interesting / characterful; Manorbier and Stokesay being classic examples.

I see your Manorbier and Stokesay and raise you with Norham, Edlingham and Etal!

:)

Norham:
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Edlingham:
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Etal:
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Barry

These splendid photos coupled with artist depictions of how the castles must have looked and were used, gives one a good insight into the operations of these castles.

Thanks you very much for posting the links here.

@IronDuke596:
Thank you.
Since I started posting to TMP I have changed the way I photograph. As well as general views I do look out for artist's impressions for the reasons you state. I also try to get architectural details such as gateways, arrow loops or batters (flares at the bottom of the wall) which are useful for model-makers.

I continue to hope this is useful world-wide resource as I am aware that people in North America or New Zealand/Australia may not be familiar with what a real castle looks like.

Barry

Another good photo spread, Barry. Very envious.

Always, nice work. It reminds me of how much I didn't see on our great tour in the 1980's.

@ both:
Thank you.
There is a lot to see in the UK and even many Brits do not know when or where things happened.

Barry