Reconstruction illustration showing the well in the basement of the twelfth century Keep at Richmond Castle. In the event of a siege, the only access to this lower level and the water source would have been from the floor above.

Date:
Apr 1989
Location:
Richmond Castle, Keep, Richmond, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire
Reference:
IC085/006
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

A cropped version of this illustration was reproduced on page 9 of the 1989 English Heritage guidebook for Richmond Castle and Easby Abbey. Supporting documentation also suggests that the illustration was mounted in Case 2 at the site, but it is unclear whether this was in its original form or as a reproduction. The sheet is marked 'No.21'.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC085 Richmond Castle, North Yorkshire; 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: Ball, Terry

Keywords

Medieval Well, Medieval Keep