Old Sarum, cathedral remains

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Old Sarum, cathedral remains

Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 11 Sep 2011

On the Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Norman settlement site; the cathedral was completed in 1092, damaged by lightning soon after, and a new cathedral in modern Salisbury consecrated in 1219. http://www.timeref.com/hpl684.htm

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.094352
Longitude
-1.808601