Castle mound and St George's Tower at dusk
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Castle mound and St George's Tower at dusk by Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff as part of the Geograph project.
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Castle mound and St George's Tower at dusk
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 3 Mar 2008
The castle was built in the 1071 by Robert D'Oyly to enable William the Conqueror to control the Upper Thames valley. It is thus one Oxford's very oldest buildings but most of the structures have gone leaving only the motte or mound itself (right) with a well-chamber inside, and St George's Tower behind which became incorporated into the County Gaol (it contained the condemned cell). Recent innovations have turned these forbidding remnants of the past into a recreational area.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.752005
Longitude
-1.26347