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Posted: 14 Aug 2023

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Portchester Castle (+PiPs)

Portchester Castle (+PiPs)
Portchester castle is a medieval fortress that was developed within the walls of the Roman Saxon Shore fort of Portus Adurni at Portchester, to the east of Fareham in Hampshire, probably built in the late 11th Century. Today it is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade 1 listed building.

It has a fascinating history including being used as a military hospital in the late 1500s and as a prison. It was also used to house prisoners of war from the War of the Spanish Succession and from the Napoleonic Wars.

For those who are interested there is a full history here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portchester_Castle

It is currently managed by English Heritage and is open to the general public.

This one is best viewed large..........and there are also a couple of PiPs. Thanks for looking.

Nouchetdu38, trester88, Marco F. Delminho, Roger (Grisly) and 12 other people have particularly liked this photo

26 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Impressive castle; like the PiPs also.
16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thank you Jaap...........glad you like this little series.
16 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
Three superb pictures of this fascinating castle Keith. I loved my visit there. The walk around the outside of the castle ramparts was amazing and inside the walls did not disappoint either. It has a long and fascinating history, which you have kindly shared. I will now follow your link.

Have a good new week Keith.
16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne
Thank you Rosa..........I thought you might have been here before. Glad you like all three photos.

I hope you enjoyed reading about the history.
16 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne has replied to Keith Burton club
I did thank you Keith. We didn't go into the Keep on my visit, but I will be going there again and hopefully put that right.
16 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Wonderful image

greetings (still mainly away)
16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Annemarie club
Thanks Annemarie............much appreciated.
16 months ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
How wonderful to have something that old in your vicinity! Here in N.Z. everything is new. I would love to visit a place that has that much history
16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Eunice Perkins club
It's good to be able to visit occasionally Eunice.............it's about a 30 minute drive away on a good day. It's free to enter, but if you want to go inside the keep you have to pay.

Glad you enjoyed the photos and thanks for commenting.
16 months ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
Impressive ruin very well captured!
16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Stephan Fey club
Thank you very much Stephan.............much appreciated.
16 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Wow,da hat auch dieser leicht dramatische Himmel dazu gepasst zu deinen schönen Aufnahmen lieber Keith,schön,wie du verschiedene Perspektiven gewählt hast,du bist die Mauer abgegangen,mir gefallen alle Aufnahmen sehr gut :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Thank you Güni.............I'm pleased you like this series. It's an interesting place to visit.
16 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A breath of history ! Very impressive ruins, Keith ! And the light fits so well to the object !
16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thanks Ulrich............such kind comments. Glad you like the photos.
16 months ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Impressive walls with a long history
Great images and information, Keith
16 months ago. Edited 16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to J.Garcia club
Thanks Judite..............I'm pleased you like the photos and the history.
16 months ago.
 Ed Synchro
Ed Synchro club
Nicely taken Keith, I must visit. It looks impressive
16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ed Synchro club
Thanks Ed........glad you like it. It's well worth a visit. It's free to get in unless you want to go in the Keep, then you'll have to pay!

Look out for summer events........sometimes they have jousting tournaments and other similar things.
16 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
A massive and impressive castle. Your photos show the size of it very well and that heavy sky suits perfectly. The castle and place are new to me- always something to learn on Ipernity:-)
16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Gudrun club
Thanks Gudrun...........it's an interesting place to visit and the walk around the outside is quite pleasant too. Glad you like these photos.
16 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
The effort and craftsmanship required to build these fortresses must have been immense but the fact they are still standing is testimony to the quality.
A delightful series of images that give a good idea of the size, and its location Keith,
Thank you for the fascinating link!
16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
Thank you so much Roger...........it really is an impressive place.........and the walk around the outside is very pleasant with some nice views. Glad you enjoyed the photos and the link.
16 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
A great castle here Keith which I don't believe I have visited. Like many of these buildings it will have a fascinating history and being on the south coast it is no surprise that it housed our enemies at that time too. Great series.

Cheers. Herb
16 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Was für eine beeindruckende Ruine! Die dunklen Wolken bringen die richtige Stimmung ins Bild. Eine wunderbare Serie, Keith!
16 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to trester88 club
I'm pleased that you found these impressive Wilhelm...........thank you so much.
16 months ago.

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