#Corfe #Castle
Corfe is an old word for a gap between the hills, and this castle long controlled that gate to the Isle of Purbeck

The castle slighted* in 1646 after the Civil War.
Built by Normans, controlling the pass into the Isle of Purbeck.

(Corfe means gap, the gap in the hills)

* a large amount of gunpowder was detonated here and there to break things.
#Corfe 'Castle #CorfesGeat #Dorset

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a path to the castle by stocks photography

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the castle in the mist by stocks photography

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As you approach the entrance to #Corfe #Castle you see a row of #displayboards obviously written to keep #younger #visitors amused.
Still #dogsitting. Still recovering from a #cold, but well enough to explore #Corfe #Castle. Built 1086!

Flooding at Corfe Castle, on the main road that's one of the only routes into or out of eastern Purbeck/Swanage

https://corfecastle.co.uk/flood-chaos-january-4th-2024/

#corfecastle #corfe #purbeck #dorset

Flood Chaos - January 4th 2024 - Corfe Castle

January 4th 2024 - a lot of rain, combined with a high tide in Poole harbour the Corfe River burst it's banks!

Corfe Castle