Portchester Castle A View From The Graveyard by Fred255
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Portchester Castles commanding location has made it a major factor in the Solents defences for hundreds of years.
The most impressive and best preserved of the Roman Saxon Shore forts, Portchester was originally built in the late 3rd century. It is the only Roman stronghold in northern Europe whose walls still mainly stand to their full height. Subsequently housing a Saxon settlement, the huge waterside fortress became a Norman castle in the 12th century, when a formidable tower-keep was built in one corner.
Portchester was in the front line throughout the Hundred Years War, serving as a stagingpost for expeditions to France and repelling cross-Channel raids. Richard II transformed part of the castle into a palace in 1396 and Henry V used it as a departure point for the Agincourt campaign in 1415. Thereafter it saw little action, but was used to house troops in the Civil War, and prisoners of war during the Dutch and Napoleonic Wars.
For more information visit http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.00100100101300700300c
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Comments (9)
rainbows
Reminds me of the feeling you get at whitby abbey in the graveyards beside the Church and abbey. A wonderful shot dear David. Geart atmosphere in this ancient place. Interesting information too. Thank you for it. Hope your day was wonderful yesterday. Hugs, my dear friend. DiDi. xx
Chipka
This is a great shot...I love the perspective, the sense of clarity, crispness and overall mood. Excellent work!
JaneEden
Great capture and interesting info. hugs Jane xx
toddaking
Beautiful picture. Todd
ontar1
Beautiful view, excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
auntietk
I love the POV here. Nice!
Ionel
Great capture! Very nice view!!!
JeffG7BRJ
A different sort of image here David, lush, vibrant green in the foreground, natural colour on the castle then the sky a litttle washed out on the horizon then coming back to blue at the top. I wonder did you use some sort of filter to get the sky like that? Or was it postwork? It reminds me of a water colour painting(just the sky that is). Great shot and pov. Bravo!!!!!
carrotsoup
What a beautiful picture.