Newark Castle

[poliphilo]

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[tamnonlinear.livejournal.com]

Where is this?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Newark-on-Trent, in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands.

[tamnonlinear.livejournal.com]

Okay, thanks. There's a Newark Castle off the river Yarrow near Selkirk that is one supposed location for "Her father's hall" in Tam Lin.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

It's a moody looking place or maybe it was the day that was moody.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Bit of both, I think.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Reminds me somewhat of St Andrews castle.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

In Fife?

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

The very one!

Hub was at uni there.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

ooh, how intriguing.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Built in the 12th century by a Bishop of Lincoln, garrisoned by the Royalists in the Civil War, besieged and then partially demolished by the Parliamentarians.