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We didn't set out to visit Bamburgh Castle
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We'd heard good reports of Alnwick Castle
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so decided to drive south to there.
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En route we saw road signs for other
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English castles and decided to visit them
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on the way back. The plan was working
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until we took a wrong turn or two on
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minor roads after finding Preston Tower.
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We finally got a road sign for somewhere
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we could find on the map...Bamburgh.
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It would be easy enough to get back
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onto our planned route from there.
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Richard knew there was a castle at
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Bamburgh but was surprised at how
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massive it is. When we were miles away
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we could see it perched on a hill. The
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closer we got the more magnificent it
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became. Bamburgh Castle's brochure
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calls it "The Finest Castle In England".
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It would be difficult to disagree.
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The rocky basalt crag on which it stands
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is known to have been in use as a
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defensive site for over 2000 years.
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Primitive fortifucations were gradually
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improved, and a strong wooden fort
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was replaced by the first stone structure
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during the reign of Henry II in the
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15th century. The massive "Keep" is
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Album Description:
Bamburgh Castle is located on the coast about 15 miles north of Alnwick where there is an equally impressive castle. Berwick-Upon-Tweed is about 15 miles north of Bamburgh.
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Uploaded by: ElizabethMcD
In Webshots channel: travel - Album created: Jun 14, 2009
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