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Etal Castle, England - 27th October 2010

By: miapearl

Today, we have come to yet another castle, this time it is a ruined one.
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They have cannons and a portcullis gate.
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Inside another castle entrance is a museum about the Battle of Flodden Field which happened a few miles away in 1513. These are the flags of some of the people who fought there.
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This is one of the castle towers, with the gatehouse in the background.
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The castle was captured by King James IV of Scotland shortly before the Battle of Flodden Field.
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The Tower House
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We were on the other side of that portcullis earlier. The curtain wall linked all 4 towers of the castle, but only this section remains.
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That's the tower with the portcullis.
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