August 2017

Wardour Castle is located at Wardour, on the boundaries of Tisbury and Donhead St Andrew in Wiltshire, about 15 miles west of Salisbury. The castle was built in the 1390s and partially destroyed in 1643 and 1644 during the English Civil War. It is managed by English Heritage.

The northern aspect of the castle is the best preserved.

From the southern side you can see the extent of the damage.

This shot was taken with a big stopper filter to allow a long exposure.

This photograph was taken from the car park.

The Wessex Ridgeway runs right past the castle. This view is from the Ridgeway to the north west of the castle.

This shot is from the Ridgeway section to the south of the castle.

This shot gives a feel for how the lightly fortified luxury residence may have looked when it was intact.

This shot was taken inside the hexagonal courtyard.

A worms eye view from within the courtyard which really shows the hexagonal shape albeit  with one wall missing.

Looking through one of the slit windows showing the thickness of the walls.

The view to the south west from one of the upper levels.