2020

NY3956 : Tile Tower, Carlisle Castle

taken 4 years ago, near to Carlisle, Cumbria, England

Tile Tower, Carlisle Castle
Tile Tower, Carlisle Castle
Part of the curtain wall of the castle.
Carlisle Castle

The castle dates back to 1093 when William II of England started construction on what was the site of a Roman fort. The prime function of the castle was to protect the northwest border of England from the recently deposed Scots.

The present stone keep was built between 1122 and 1135, at the same time as the city walls.

The Scots managed to take the castle by storm on numerous occasions over the following centuries, most recently during the Jacobite rebellion of 1745, which was the last time the castle saw active service.

The Army took hold of the castle, which became the regimental depot of the Border Regiment until 1959, when this Regiment amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to form the King's Own Royal Border Regiment. The King’s Own Border Regiment Museum is housed within the castle.

The building is under the care of English Heritage and is open to the public.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre Defence, Military Primary Subject: Tower other tags: Wall Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Wall of Carlisle Castle [58] · Part of the Castle [27] ·
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NY3956, 620 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Eirian Evans   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 10 September, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 25 September, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 396 561 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:53.7689N 2:56.5698W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 397 561
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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