Title

Pickering Castle, 12th century, (c1990-2010)

Caption

Pickering Castle, 12th century, (c1990-2010). Reconstruction drawing showing how the first wooden motte and bailey castle may have appeared in the early 12th century. Originally a timber and earth motte and bailey castle built by the Normans under William the Conqueror in 1069-1070. It was developed into a stone motte and bailey castle.

Date

1990

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B35_178

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,5Mb) / 16,7in x 11,6in / 5020 x 3486 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings England timber architecture arts country construction art British English castle color colour defence medieval fortification location century drawing Britain concept North Yorkshire 21st century aerial view reconstruction bird's eye view mediaeval Middle Ages historic English Heritage 12th century 2000s motte motte and bailey Pickering Pickering Castle TGN King of England Duke of Normandy landscape William the Conqueror William I King William I William of Normandy William Ivan Lapper Lapper Ivan William the Conqueror landscape