Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke
Introduction
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Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke
Image: © Dave Hitchborne Taken: 25 Dec 2008
"An Englishman's home is his castle", so they say. Well, I've included my 'castle' in this shot, which was taken from the walls of Bolingbroke Castle. There are plans http://www.lincsheritage.org/community_heritage/projects/index.php to clear out the moat, at a cost of £40,000, which used to be more than ninety feet across. When the castle was demolished the moat was filled in and it silted up to form a marshy weed-filled area, which is inhabited by waterfowl. Looking south is this view of the Rout Yard (as photographed from the castle wall) http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/597280 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/597286 The siege of Old Bolingbroke http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1094880 http://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Civil-War-Re-enactment---Winceby-and-Old-Bolingbroke The nearby church http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1090891 Outline plan of the castle remains http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a303/escafeld01/Misc/castle.jpg
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Image Location
Latitude
53.162999
Longitude
0.014535