Spofforth Castle
Spofforth Castle
Spofforth Castle er ruinen af en befæstet herregård i landsbyen Spofforth, North Yorkshire, England.
Den blev opført af Henry de Percy i begyndelsen af 1300-tallet, da han fik licens til krenelering. Der blev efterfølgende foretaget flere ombygninger i 1300- og 1400-tallet.[1] Den blev ødelagt under den engelske borgerkrig.[2]
I dag drives den af English Heritage som turistattraktion. Det er en listed building af anden grad.[3]
Se også
- Liste over borge og slotte i England
Referencer
- ^ Lyte, Henry Maxwell (1894). Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward II: Volume 1, 1307–1313. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. s. 144.
- ^ "History and Research: Spofforth Castle". English Heritage. Arkiveret fra originalen 29. april 2014. Hentet 5. april 2012.
- ^ Spofforth Castle (Grade II) (1149976). National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 4. april 2022.
Eksterne henvisninger
Koordinater: 53°57′17″N 1°27′09″V / 53.9548°N 1.4525°V
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Spofforth Castle, situated midway between Harrogate and Wetherby, was a fortified structure built partially into the bedrock of the land which supports it. The ground had been the home of the de Percy family (who also owned Plumpton Rocks) since Norman times and in 1308, Henry de Percy obtained a licence to fortify the building. The family were on the losing side of the Battle of Towton in 1461 and afterwards the castle was partly destroyed. It was somewhat rebuilt in the sixteenth century but now stands as ruins. This shot was taken in the undercroft of the building; the oldest part of the remaining structure. It would have had a vaulted ceiling to support the hall that lay on the floor above. Notice the doorway at the bottom-right carved into the local bedrock - it used to be a secret passageway which emerged somewhere in the nearby village.
Forfatter/Opretter: TJBlackwell, Licens: CC BY 3.0
Spofforth Castle, situated midway between Harrogate and Wetherby, was a fortified structure built partially into the bedrock of the land which supports it. The ground had been the home of the de Percy family (who also owned Plumpton Rocks) since Norman times and in 1308, Henry de Percy obtained a licence to fortify the building. The family were on the losing side of the Battle of Towton in 1461 and afterwards the castle was partly destroyed. It was somewhat rebuilt in the sixteenth century but now stands as ruins. This shot was taken in the undercroft of the building; the oldest part of the remaining structure. It would have had a vaulted ceiling to support the hall that lay on the floor above. Notice the doorway at the bottom-right carved into the local bedrock - it used to be a secret passageway which emerged somewhere in the nearby village.