Lincoln Castle is unusual in having two keeps and a complete curtain wall,
and its highly strategic position has given it a continuing historical importance. The site of battles and sieges and some complicated medieval wheeling and dealing, it is also a major centre of administration and justice, containing a former prison building and a working Crown Court. And it houses one of the four surviving exemplars from 1215 of that crucial document, Magna Carta.*
The great stone curtain wall which is still one of the most dramatic features of the castle today was constructed on top of an earth rampart to encircle the inner bailey of the 12th-century castle, and was in turn surrounded by a rock-cut ditch. One of the triumphs of the Lincoln Castle Revealed project has been the creation of a complete Wall Walk, and this in turn has allowed a certain amount of archaeological investigation of the structure of the whole curtain wall, although it has been much restored and rebuilt over the centuries. The south wall still retains the remnant of a medieval parapet on its northern face, and a 13th-century sally port door can be seen halfway along the north wall. The west wall forms one of the most impressive stretches, with large areas of herringbone masonry, suggesting a late 11th-century or early 12th-century construction.*
*Lincoln Castle guide book – Scala Arts & Heritage Publisher Ltd 2015
i am very impressed with Lincoln Castle Cherie…. i love the view that you framed in the first photo….peter:)
The view from that part of the wall is spectacular. If you look the other way you can see the cathedral too.
I had no idea there was so many interesting old buildings in Lincoln, Cherie – your pictures do it proud
Lincoln is full of historic buildings some of which I didn’t photograph due to there being too many people in the way.
Most impressive, Cherry. You could spend a lot of time there, I’m sure.
I think you would be short for eyes
Lincoln Castle looks rather big in your photos.
You reckon a day is enough?
We were able to see most of what was open in a morning.
First on the the new tablet.
If Ed can have two kitchens, LC can have two keeps.
Ah!! you plumped for a tablet in the end did you
I think I prefer two keeps to two kitchens
Nice opening shot free from … errr ….the Christmas Market German Wine tent !! … and the wall walk is worth doing for some superb afternoon views of the Cathedral West Front.
Those tents get everywhere. I managed to avoid them in some of my photographs
The wall walk is spectacular, I would like to go back and do it again when it is less busy.