Reconstruction painting showing a view of the motte, shell keep and enclosed High Tower at Launceston Castle, as it may have appeared circa 1250 after extensive alterations to the castle by Richard, Earl of Cornwall

Date:
1994
Location:
Launceston Castle, Motte, Launceston, Cornwall
Reference:
IC057/008
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

Between 1227 and 1272, Richard, Earl of Cornwall, was responsible for huge construction projects at Launceston Castle. During this period, stone perimeter fortifications were added, along with the insertion of the High Tower within the shell keep (here pictured), the addition of the walls flanking the motte and the adjoining D-shaped tower. A similar view of the eleventh century timber defences can be seen in illustration IC057/003, with a similar view of the twelfth century stone defences and early form of the shell keep in illustration IC057/002.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC057 Launceston Castle, Cornwall; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Dunn, Peter

Keywords

Medieval Tower, Medieval Shell Keep, Medieval Motte, Medieval Castle