2017

SK5804 : View from Leicester Castle Motte

taken 6 years ago, near to Leicester, England

View from Leicester Castle Motte
View from Leicester Castle Motte
The Castle Mound (Motte) is located between Castle View and Castle Gardens, and is all that remains of Leicester's first castle. Built on the orders of William the Conqueror in c.1068. The first keeper of the castle was Hugh de Grentesmesnil, a Norman nobleman from France.
The Motte (mound) was originally 30-40 feet high, topped with a timber tower.
No buildings survive, and the motte was lowered in the late 19th century to form a bowling green.
SK5804 : View from Leicester Castle Motte, same view without the snow.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre Primary Subject: City other tags: Cityscape Castle Motte Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Leicester [1041] · Building [250] · Castle Gardens [125] · Castle Motte [28] Other Photos: · View from Leicester Castle Motte Title Clusters: · View from Leicester Castle Motte [2] ·
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SK5804, 1557 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 10 December, 2017   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 10 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 582 041 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:37.8925N 1:8.4916W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 582 041
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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