Old Sarum
Occupied from Neolithic times the present structure was built by Iron Age peoples C 500bc it was later occupied by the Romans the Saxons and most importantly the Normans It has long been known as Old Sarum In 1070 William the Conqueror paid off his army here and in 1085 demanded loyalty from his nobles A castle palace and cathedral were built inside the earthwork but disputes between soldiers and priests plus inadequate water supplies proved to be huge obstacles to life there With the founding of New Sarum the city we know as Salisbury in 1226 this settlement began to fade away However although the old cathedral was dismantled and a magnificent new one built in the valley the castle at Old Sarum remained in use until Tudor times Today the remains of the prehistoric fortress and of the Norman palace castle and cathedral evoke memories of thousands of years of history and of many momentous landmarks in history
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Location: Old Sarum Wiltshire UK
Photo credit: © james kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: aerial, age, ancient, archeology, borough, druid, earthwork, iron, landmark, neolithic, norman, prehistoric, rotten, salisbury, wiltshire
