Defensive Wall and Inner Ditch, Pickering Castle
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Defensive Wall and Inner Ditch, Pickering Castle
Image: © G Laird Taken: 3 May 2018
Pickering Castle dates from 1180-1187 with later strengthening in the 13th and 14th centuries. Pickering Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification with 2 ditches, one outside and one inside (in the photograph).
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Image Location
Latitude
54.249774
Longitude
-0.775076