Queen Elizabeth's Gate at Carisbrooke Castle, with the fortified west gatehouse tower in the background

Date:
Aug 1891
Location:
Carisbrooke Castle, Queen Elizabeth's Gate, Newport, Carisbrooke, Isle Of Wight
Reference:
OP06158
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

As the west gate was the main entrance into the castle, it was well defended by the gatehouse tower. The gatehouse has a portcullis just inside the outer archway, with machicolations directly above it and arrow loops either side.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/21 Early Photographic Print Collection: Isle Of Wight; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Medieval Castle, Medieval Gate