Lincoln Castle, a photo from Lincolnshire, England

Photographer's Note

Hello Everyone,

My last photograph showed the 'man in black' moving out.
This photograph shows you what he was leaving behind!
(Maybe it took too much cleaning!)

This is the steep wall of Lincoln's motte and bailey castle. It gives you some idea of what it would have looked like looking upwards as an attacker!

Lincoln Castle is one of the grandest Norman castles in England and is unusual as it has two keeps and a complete curtain wall. It was also a major centre of administration and justice containing a prison and court house. It also houses one of only four surviving copies of the original Magna Carta.

The castle is strategically sited on top of the hill on the site of the Roman fort and city of Lindum. It was a substantial settlement at the time of the Norman Conquest. William I established a castle here as part of his plan to take control of the country.
His castle was huge, being built inside the Roman walls and using them as the foundation for the curtain wall. The Lucy Tower is built on the original motte. (The cathedral would have been inside the castle bailey.)

The massive earth ramparts and curtain wall date from the C11th when the stone shell keep of the Lucy tower was built. - from "Castles of the south and midlands"

This castle is in extremely good repair and very well worth a visit, Bev :-)

holmertz, jhm, pierrefonds, ikeharel, Fis2, PaulVDV, COSTANTINO, ChrisJ, ricardomattos, adramad, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (208321) 2021-03-20 6:27

Ciao cara Bev, great view of fantastic castle, fine details and excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (94468) 2021-03-20 6:31

Hello Bev,
You show us the castle in a fine upward view which underscores its impressive style and scale. The wall looks like a giant staircase, but I see there are more comfortable steps below. The well managed light enhances the fine tones of green, light brown and very light blue. The Union Jack adds some brightness. Has the castle been in such good repair ever since the 11th century, or has there been any major restoration during any of the following centuries?
Kind regards,
Gert

jhm (205019) 2021-03-20 7:10

Hello Bev,

You took this image out of a low position.
The wall or frontage of tis castle makes absolutely impression, with the tower as eyes catcher.
Nice composition, well presentation.
An excellent picture, nice done, TFS.

Lovely weekend,
John.

pierrefonds (105365) 2021-03-20 7:41

Hi Bev,

The flag is eye-catching. The point of view is showing the details of the Lincoln castle. The light is giving nice tints to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ikeharel (106957) 2021-03-20 8:05

marvelous upwards POV, Beverley, the old walls seem very imposing from the spot taken the picture.
Perfectly allocated from the green grass on the mound and view of the flag up on the round turret atop.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike

Fis2 (157951) 2021-03-20 10:41

Witaj Bev!
A very curious fragment of castle, the walls and tower make impression.
Good POV, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Have a nice weekend.
Krzysztof

jean113 (23337) 2021-03-20 10:41

Hello Beverley, a very good point of view which adds to our impression of a strong position for defence.
Excellent sharpness.
The flag gives that little bit extra colour.
Interesting notes.
Kind regards, Jean.

jmdias (104922) 2021-03-20 12:03

BEV

looks like that tower was a rebuilt part, but I can be wrong. excellent this corner of the castle, I guess I didn't see it.I liked the repetition of the patterns in the ramparts and the flag up there. nice view.
PS: here we are breaking more and more records of death because covid 19. the number of brazilian citizen who died is similar with the 5th largest city of my state, almost 300,000 people.

take care

jorge

PaulVDV (56237) 2021-03-20 12:04

Hello Beverley,
Built at the top of the hill and intended not to be conquered.
I checked if it wasn't possible to go up the different steps that the wall makes, but that would be too easy.
Conquerors had to climb the grassy hill while they could be bombarded with all kinds of things.
The view from the top of the round tower must be great.
Beautiful light on the right side of the tower.
Best regards, Paul

ifege (35039) 2021-03-20 22:56

Bev
Now we see more than just the wall. A good POV looking up the hill (another steep climb). Good castle detail.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (105875) 2021-03-20 23:16

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
ad a happy Sunday
I love castles generally
and this
castle is really impressive
according to your useful notes
lincoln Castle is one of the grandest
norman castles in England
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (137244) 2021-03-21 0:34

Hi Bev,
well photographed this castle, nice light management even for the wall in shade, perfect sharpness to see each stone of this wall, good perspective and detail with the flag, tfs.

pajaran (104701) 2021-03-21 4:37

Pozdrav.
lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepa stara arhitektura i zastava, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Lep deo tvrdjave i fotografija.
Zelim vam lepo popodne za odmor, sve najbolje.
Paja

Tue (83844) 2021-03-21 11:58

Hello Beverley,
It is really a beautiful castle, which I really must visit one day! Stunning photo as well, which I am sure you could sell immediately to the castle as the main photo in all their brochures. Perfect sharpness, lovely gentle sunlight and a pleasant sky behind the proud walls and tower.
Lars

ChrisJ (162384) 2021-03-22 0:07

Hello Bev,

A good upward pov on the imposing Lincoln Castle with a Union Jack, to boot! I like the soft pastel colours and lighting. Tfs!

abmdsudi (90039) 2021-03-22 1:25

Hi Beverley
Excellent framing and pov pointing all attention to the imposing castle. The contrasting colours and detail certainly stand out against the setting. Nice take
Best regards

mkamionka (63358) 2021-03-22 9:26

Hi Bev,
nice perspective upwards. I always like seeing national flags, they add a local flavour and more colors to the scene.
Here we see the British flag which is less popular since I usually see the flag of England around or even flag of English Heritage...
This may be a historical sight if Scotland would ever separate...
Great capture, very well done
M

ricardomattos (15868) 2021-03-22 15:15

Hi Bev

Impressive and beautiful walls of this castle. Lovely colors of bricks. Very well done compositiom with this low POV.

Congratulations

Ricardo

adramad (68110) 2021-03-23 13:03

Hi Bev.
Sensational composition of the castle with the walls gradually ascending the hill to the beautiful round tower, a small door also gives access to this part of the building. Interesting note from this well-preserved castle.
A magnificent range of colors, in very attractive tones.
Good brightness and sharpness management.
Very well done. Love it.
Have a great day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

GyurMaster (22114) 2021-03-25 13:17

Dear Beverley,

It seems like a proud castle. Or at least it was a proud castle once. Anyhow the flag is still proud. Of course the photographer had to hold talent to portray it like this.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

mcmtanyel (59340) 2021-03-25 18:01

Hello Bev,
I love your POV. Sharpness, colors and light are superb. Well done!
Regards,
MT