In Castle Park, Mexborough
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In Castle Park, Mexborough
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 22 Jan 2016
In this photograph you can see what is left of the motte and bailey castle that was constructed here just after the Norman Conquest of Britain in the eleventh century. It would have commanded a fine and strategic view over The River Don.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.493491
Longitude
-1.270884