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

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Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Impressive castle; like the PiPs also.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you Jaap...........glad you like this little series.

2 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

Wonderful image

greetings (still mainly away)

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thanks Annemarie............much appreciated.

2 years ago.

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

2 years 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.

2 years ago.

Stephan Fey ^club

Impressive ruin very well captured!

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Stephan Fey ^club

Thank you very much Stephan.............much appreciated.

2 years ago.

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 :))

2 years 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.

2 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

A breath of history ! Very impressive ruins, Keith ! And the light fits so well to the object !

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thanks Ulrich............such kind comments. Glad you like the photos.

2 years ago.

J.Garcia ^club

Impressive walls with a long history
Great images and information, Keith

2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to J.Garcia ^club

Thanks Judite..............I'm pleased you like the photos and the history.

2 years ago.

Ed Synchro ^club

Nicely taken Keith, I must visit. It looks impressive

2 years 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.

2 years ago.

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:-)

2 years 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.

2 years ago.

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!

2 years 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.

2 years ago.

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

2 years ago.

trester88 ^club

Was für eine beeindruckende Ruine! Die dunklen Wolken bringen die richtige Stimmung ins Bild. Eine wunderbare Serie, Keith!

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to trester88 ^club

I'm pleased that you found these impressive Wilhelm...........thank you so much.

2 years ago.

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