Enjoyed reading this whilst eating my porridge, great research, I think the Norman’s liked building their castles, close to rivers and main roads, controlling both these highways, but they also liked to put them on top of existing structures
Thank you ☺️ ah so perhaps some of the Norman castles were built on top of some ancient mounds! As far as I can tell there weren't many Norman castles built in Norfolk (Castle Rising, Castle Acre & Norwich Castle spring to mind.) And there is a tale about a slumbering giant beneath Norwich castles mount…
Enjoyed reading this whilst eating my porridge, great research, I think the Norman’s liked building their castles, close to rivers and main roads, controlling both these highways, but they also liked to put them on top of existing structures
Thank you ☺️ ah so perhaps some of the Norman castles were built on top of some ancient mounds! As far as I can tell there weren't many Norman castles built in Norfolk (Castle Rising, Castle Acre & Norwich Castle spring to mind.) And there is a tale about a slumbering giant beneath Norwich castles mount…
The best round barrows I know in Norfolk are the ones beside the Peddars Way just east of Anmer.
Ooh thank you, I’ll have to make a trip to visit them. ☺️
I read you’re trying to get hold of my Suffolk Fairylore - if you drop me an email at drfrancisyoung@outlook.com I should be able to help
That would be amazing! Thank you ☺️ emailing now.