In a recent post about the 11th century church in the tall person’s ancestral village of Stogursey in the County of Somerset, England, I mentioned that there is also a castle.
The castle was built by the De Courcy family in the late 11th century and is surrounded by a water-filled moat.
The castle was largely destroyed in the mid-fifteenth century during the War of the Roses and only parts of the outer walls remain today.
In the early seventeenth century a house was built on the site of the castle gatehouse.
The house, which has a thatched roof, was restored in the 1980s and is now used as holiday accommodation.
What a beautiful place to stay!
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Lovely! Like images from a fairy-tale book!
It is a very beautiful place Puzzle.
Wow! I would love to see all those old castles and old homes like this one. Fascinating! Great post! 🙂
The tall person’s brother lives in the village where the castle and old church are. There is also a very old watermill and well and a fabulous Victorian gothic style school. There are still a number of houses in the village that date back to medieval times.
How lovely! =)
It does make for a nice vacation home.
It IS a beautiful place! wow!
What a peaceful place it is! It is very interesting to see that the parts of outer walls of the castle still remain!
It is amazing that it is still standing after 900 years!
Such a gorgeous location! : )
The tall person says it is very lovely. His brother is lucky to live in such an ancient village.