Reconstruction illustration showing Ashton's Tower at Portchester Castle as seen from the courtyard to its south-west, as it may have appeared in around the fourteenth century

Date:
1990
Location:
Portchester Castle, Ashton's Tower, Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 9QW
Reference:
IC081/002
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

Ashton's Tower was named after Sir Robert Ashton, who was constable of Portchester Castle between 1376 and 1381.

Detail reconstruction illustration IC081/001 shows a cut-away detail view of a keyhole-shaped gun-loop on the southern face of the tower, visible to the right of the highest window.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC081 Portchester Castle, Hampshire; 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 Castle, Medieval Tower