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| The entrance to Carisbrooke Castle. (195kb) |
Inside the walls, the outer bailey. (245kb) |
Some of the castle buildings inside the
grounds. (215kb)
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| From the top of the wall, looking past
the gatehouse and walled entrance. (257kb)
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From the walls a view of the castle
buildings. (398kb) |
Again from the walls, a view of the
grounds inside the castle. (229kb) |
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| The castle well is 161 feet deep, so they
began using a donkey in the 16th century to turn the great wheel and
draw up water. (179kb)
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Here a modern donkey re-enacts the work
required. (215kb) |
It takes the donkey some time, but in
about 5 minutes the bucket of water is raised to the top. (197kb) |
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| The donkey, Jenny, is cared for by
English Heritage. (168kb)
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Jenny only hangs out here during
exhibition time. (183kb) |
Inside the castle museum is a model
of the castle. Here you can see the grounds and the original keep
on the mound. (176kb) |
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| A medieval jug found during excavations
in teh castle. (184kb) |
Another shot without the flash. (172kb) |
A 13th century French (Gascony) wine jug
found at Carisbrooke. (216kb)
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| Some medieval buckles found at
Carisbrooke. (159kb) |
Some medieval arrow heads.(195kb) |
A neat model of the castle, showing the
entrance gate, the outer walls, and the tourney field (on the right
side). (145kb)
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| Another view of the castle model. (192kb)
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The steps up the to the keep. (394kb)
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The view towards the southwest from the
top of the keep. (116kb)
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| A view of the tourney field from the top
of the keep. (176kb) |
Another view of the tourney field, from a
slightly different angle. (169kb)
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A view of the back gate leading out to
the tourney field. (133kb) |
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| Looking across the top of the keep.
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A view (southeast) of the castle grounds
from the top of the keep. (241kb)
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A view (south) of the castle buildings
from the top of the keep. (179kb) |
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| John Sawyer in the entrance to the keep (496kb) |
A little closer shot of John. (492kb)
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