StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Corfe Castle

Signalman and loco crew exchanging single line tokens using hoops, at Corfe Castle Station on the Swanage Railway.

This siege engine - a traction trebuchet - is of a design that predates gunpowder. It forms part of the "living history" at Corfe Castle. more info ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebuchet

Tower on the curtain wall has been partially destroyed. This damage was part of the slighting ordered when the castle was captured (by treachery, after a long siege) in 1645 by Parliamentary forces. . [209 views on 21Feb2024 when added to HWW]

View of Corfe Castle on top of the hill, seen in the late afternoon light from the Church Knowle road.

Within the curtain walls of Corfe Castle there is a "Medieval" living history event, plenty of activities to watch - or even join in, for the more adventurous ...