Old Sarum, The Castle Ruins c.1965
Photo ref:
O58013
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Old Sarum was one of a number of ancient sites refortified by the Normans; others included Thetford (Norfolk), Rochester (Kent) and Carisbrooke (Isle of Wight). The site, which included the town, is on a steep-sided mound, thought to be an Iron Age hill fort. Around 1078 the Episcopal See of Sherborne was transferred to Old Sarum, and a Norman cathedral and a bishop's castle were built; the motte was in the centre of the township. Following King Stephen's annexation of the bishop's castles in 1139, relations between the clergy and the military worsened. In 1220 a new cathedral was founded at New Sarum (Salisbury), and the old church was abandoned and later demolished. Although the castle was garrisoned during the reign of Edward II, it had been abandoned by the middle of the 15th century.
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