Gateway to Oakham Castle
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Gateway to Oakham Castle
Image: © Jonathan Thacker Taken: 21 Feb 2019
Of uncertain date, the Buildings of England suggests thirteenth century with alterations and additions in the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. The listing suggests it is the work of the Second Duke of Buckingham which would date it to c1700.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.670434
Longitude
-0.727568