General view looking through a cruciform arrow loop in the parapets of the west wall of Carisbrooke Castle

Date:
21 Oct 2008
Location:
Carisbrooke Castle, Newport, Carisbrooke, Isle Of Wight
Reference:
DP069012
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

This opening is known as Heynoe's loop after a bowman who killed the commander of the French invading forces in 1377.

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/11590 Carisbrooke Castle, Newport, Isle Of Wight, Photographs For Guidebook; within the Volume: BF108518 Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight; within the Series: EHC01/030 English Heritage Sites; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Williams, Peter

Keywords

Castle, Wall, Loopholed Wall