Title

Conisbrough Castle, South Yorkshire, c2013

Caption

Conisbrough Castle, South Yorkshire, c2013. General view. Built of magnesian limestone, it is the only example of its kind in Europe and was one of the inspirations for Sir Walter Scott's classic novel, Ivanhoe. The castle was initially built in the 11th century by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, after the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

Date

2013

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B37_325

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32,9Mb (1,3Mb) / 14,2in x 9,0in / 4256 x 2704 (300dpi)

Keywords

countryside building buildings England architecture walls arts limestone country tower British English castle color colour ruins medieval ruin fortification location century Britain literature concept ruined keep 21st century south yorkshire Middle Ages historic English Heritage Coningsborough Castle Doncaster Ivanhoe TGN photograph Conisbrough Castle Conisbrough 2010s Magnesian Alun Bull Bull Alun photograph