Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Tonbridge Castle circa 1260 AD....


Back by popular request is the Thirteenth Century strategic plan for the town centre. Some say that it was better in those days! Imagine the man power that would have been needed to build that ditch and the castle mound. Just think about that the next time you're walking your dog towards the park, or parking your car in the Upper Castle fields car park.Imagine trying to attack the walls of the castle, having just marched for ten days across boggy marsh land, and then being faced with spears, arrows and boiling fat and oil as you attempt to climb the steep hill to the strong hold....

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