Bamburgh Castle seen over the beach, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, UK.

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Bamburgh was the Saxon capital of Bernicia and for a time of the united kingdom of Northumbria. The castle, built on a dolerite crag, has a Norman keep and much of the curtain walling dates from before 1250. However, most of the remainder was rebuilt by Lord Armstrong in the late 19th century.

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Size: 4764px × 3665px
Location: Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, UK.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
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