Built in the 11th century by William de Warenne, the earl of Surrey after the Norman conquest of 1066, Conisborough castle is a medieval fortification standing at 62 feet high.
The castle inspired Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe" which was published way back in 1819.
Here's a little snippet from the English Heritage website:
"‘Conisbrough’ comes from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘Cyningesburh’, meaning ‘the king’s borough’. Little is known of the site before the Norman Conquest, but Conisbrough town was certainly important long before then: a major Anglian church, now the church of St Peter, stood here, probably as early as the 8th century, and is the oldest standing building in South Yorkshire.
Conisbrough may have been a royal estate and minster of the Anglian kings of Northumbria: throughout the Anglo-Saxon and Viking periods, it seems to have been the most important place in South Yorkshire.
In 1086 Domesday Book recorded that the estate included 28 townships, stretching east to the Lincolnshire border and south to Harthill, and so covering most of the south-east corner of the West Riding. Before the Norman Conquest the estates were in the hands of King Harold".
You can read more by clicking the link above.
The above shot was done using a 10mm fisheye lens to fit all the castle in, the shots in this post are from different times and using different cameras.
So I've got a mix of my DJI Mini 2, Sony A7iii, Canon EOS M3 and a Canon EOS 60D. It was also the first time I'd used the Circular Polariser on the drone, which was surprisingly good.
This is a local landmark, and about a 20 minutes drive from where I live, probably less when traffic is good.
From time to time they light up the castle at night, this one was to celebrate VE Day.
Certainly an angle that I've never seen of this castle, I do like these birdseye shots.
I like this shot as it gives you a sense of the area, although a lot of the houses aren't in the shot, you can see in the distance the massive Conisborough viaduct spanning over the River Don, this is spectacular close up and certainly deserves a post of it's own (coming soon with plenty of shots lol).
I really hope you've enjoyed this brief look at Conisborough Castle, if you'd like to visit, you can view on google maps by clicking here!
Thanks again.
All the best :-)
