The two drum towers that once flanked Southampton Castle’s gate. They were added to the royal castle’s 13th century bailey wall in the 14th century. @historicalsoton.bsky.social
info/image with motte overlap & reconstruction mock-up overlap. #SouthamptonCastle #EnglishCoastalCastles

Southampton Castle & Bailey gatehouse (Southern England) reconstruction mock-up. Walls were strengthened because of French Pirate raids in the 1370s. Castle was one of the first to have cannon. #SouthamptonCastle #EnglishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt #medievalsky

Southampton Castle & Bailey gatehouse (Southern England) reconstruction mock-up. Walls were strengthened because of French Pirate raids in the 1370s. Castle was one of the first to have cannon. #SouthamptonCastle #EnglishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt #medievalsky

Southampton Town Walls and Castle location on Right 'Colin lee' image and reconstruction suggestion. Castle was one of the first sites to have cannon in the 1370s because of repeated French pirate raids along the coast. #SouthamptonCastle #EnglishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Southampton Town Walls and Castle location on Right 'Colin lee' image and reconstruction suggestion. Castle was one of the first sites to have cannon in the 1370s because of repeated French pirate raids along the coast. #SouthamptonCastle #EnglishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Southampton Town Walls and Castle location on Right 'Colin lee' image and reconstruction suggestion. Castle was one of the first sites to have cannon in the 1370s because of repeated French pirate raids along the coast. #SouthamptonCastle #EnglishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Southampton Castle location (Southern England) reconstruction mock-up. Walls were strengthened because of French Pirate raids in the 1370s. Castle was one of the first to have cannon. #SouthamptonCastle #EnglishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt