Pickering Castle

Raised shortly after the Norman Conquest, Pickering was an early motte and bailey castle - a simple, timber construction built on top of a grassy mound, surrounded by earthen banks and ditches. The remains of the stone buildings now sitting on top of the mound, and scattered around the inner bailey, date from the 13th century, and the curtain wall with its three towers date from the reign of Edward II.

Date - 19/01/2006