2019

SO3701 : Tower at Usk Castle

taken 5 years ago, near to Usk, Monmouthshire/Sir Fynwy, Wales

Tower at Usk Castle
Tower at Usk Castle
Standing on a hill overlooking the town of Usk, on a site probably already used for many centuries to guard the river crossing, the castle was first mentioned in 1138, and the Norman gatehouse was probably built in the C12 by the de Clare family. It is Grade I listed LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre Primary Subject: Tower other tags: Castle Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River Usk [33] · Grade I Listed [7] ·
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SO3701, 199 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Eirian Evans   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 13 April, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 25 April, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 376 011 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:42.3205N 2:54.2042W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 377 010
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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