A vintage map or plan of Pickering Castle, Yorkshire, UK. The motte-and-bailey fortification was preceded by a 12th century timber and earth motte built by the Normans under William the Conqueror . The stone fortifications date from the 13th century. It was constructed to maintain control of the area after the Harrying of the North.

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Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
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