Orford Castle

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Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. The well-preserved keep, described by historian R. Allen Brown as "one of the most remarkable keeps in England", is of a unique design and probably based on Byzantine architecture. The keep stands within the earth-bank remains of the castle's outer fortifications.

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castle, English Heritage, historic house museum, archaeological site, Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post, 


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  • Anti-aircraft site at Searson's Farm, Trimley St Mary ⓘ
    architectural structure in Trimley St Mary, Suffolk, England, UK
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  • Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 350m north east of Little Oakley Hall ⓘ
    anti-aircraft mount in Little Oakley, Tendring, England, UK
  • Shotley Battery ⓘ
    artillery battery in Shotley, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Beacon Hill Battery ⓘ
    artillery battery guarding Harwich harbour  
  • Brackenbury Battery ⓘ
    artillery battery in Suffolk, England
  • Broomhill Library ⓘ
    public library in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
    museum in Suffolk  
  • Landguard Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    British air defence bunker
  • Former First World War Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
    air raid shelter in Melton, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Framlingham Castle ⓘ
    grade I listed historic house museum in Framlingham, Suffolk, England, UK  
  • Parham Hall ⓘ
    house in Parham, East Suffolk, England
  • Orford Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in Suffolk Coastal, United Kingdom  
  • Landguard Fort ⓘ
    fort in England, Britain  
  • Harwich Redoubt ⓘ
    fort built in 1808-10 in Harwich, Essex, England, UK  
  • HM Fort Roughs ⓘ
    Maunsell navy fort off the coasts of Suffolk and Essex, United Kingdom
  • 493rd Bomb Group Museum ⓘ
    museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, UK  
  • Harwich Radio Direction Finding Tower ⓘ
    radar tower in Harwich, Essex, UK
  • Parham Airfield Museum ⓘ
    UK museum in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England
  • HMS Ganges Museum ⓘ
    museum in Shotley Gate, England, United Kingdom
  • Bentwaters Cold War Museum ⓘ
    museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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    destroyed martello tower
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    Martello Tower in Shotley, Suffolk, England, UK
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    Martello Tower in Shotley, Suffolk, England, UK
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    Martello Tower in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, UK
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    Martello Tower converted to house  
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    destroyed martello tower
  • Martello Tower W ⓘ
    Martello Tower in Bawdsey, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Martello Tower X ⓘ
    destroyed martello tower
  • Martello Tower Y ⓘ
    Martello Tower converted to house
  • Martello Tower Z ⓘ
    Martello Tower in Alderton, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Slaughden Martello Tower ⓘ
    tower in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, UK
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Suffolk Orford Castle (Spring-2001)Suffolk Orford Castle (Spring-2001)
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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflictBattle of SealandbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1653Battle of the GabbardDutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1667Battle of Landguard FortDutch Republic, Kingdom of England, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1704Battle of Orford NessSweden, Kingdom of England, naval battleWikidata
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
objectwatercraftHMS Dundalkminesweeper, Hunt-class minesweeperWikidata
objectwatercraftSM UC-11Type UC I submarine, U-boatWikidata
objectwatercraftSM UC-5diesel-electric transmission, minelaying submarine, U-boat, Type UC I submarineWikidata
siteartillery batteryAnti-aircraft site at Searson's Farm, Trimley St Maryanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryBath Side Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryHeavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 350m north east of Little Oakley Hallanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1863Shotley Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1889Beacon Hill Batteryartillery battery, fortWikidata
siteartillery battery1915Brackenbury Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
sitebunkerBroomhill LibrarySuffolk County Council, library building, air-raid shelter, public libraryWikidata
sitebunkerClifford Road Air Raid Sheltermilitary museum, air-raid shelterWikidata
sitebunkerLandguard Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
sitebunker1915Former First World War Air Raid Shelterair-raid shelterWikidata
sitecastleFramlingham Castlehistoric house museum, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitecastleParham Hallcastle, houseWikidata
sitecastle1165Orford Castlehistoric house museum, English Heritage, archaeological site, castleWikidata
sitecastle1540Landguard Fortmilitary museum, fort, local museum, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitefortHarwich Redoubtmilitary museum, redoubtWikidata
sitefort1942HM Fort RoughsMaunsell fortWikidata
sitemuseum493rd Bomb Group Museummilitary museumWikidata
sitemuseum1941Harwich Radio Direction Finding Towermilitary museum, radar towerWikidata
sitemuseum1981Parham Airfield Museummuseum, aviation museum, independent museum, military museumWikidata
sitemuseum1988HMS Ganges Museummilitary museumWikidata
sitemuseum2007Bentwaters Cold War Museumindependent museum, military museumWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower AAMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower BBMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower LMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower MMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower NMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower OMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower PMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower Qbuilding, Martello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower RMartello tower, sanatorium, hospitalWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower SMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower TMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello tower UMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower VMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower WMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower XMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower YMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Martello Tower ZMartello towerWikidata
sitetower1809Slaughden Martello Towertourist attraction, Martello towerWikidata
commonsimageSuffolk Orford Castle Commons
commonsimageOrford Ness 2016-08-27-2 Commons
commonsimageOrford Castle Commons
commonsimageOrford village from Orford Ness Commons
commonsimageSuffolk Orford Castle (Spring-2001) Commons
commonsimageOrford Castle Commons
commonsimageInvasion Village- Everyday Life in Orford, Suffolk, England, 1941 D4868 Commons
commonsimageOrford Castle, Orford, Suffolk, taken 1962 Commons
commonsimageOrford Castle, Suffolk Commons
commonsimageOrford Castle Commons
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