BELVOIR CASTLE

Belvoir Castle (pronounced Beaver) was a Norman earthwork motte and bailey fortress. During the English Civil War, it was one of the more notable strongholds of the king's supporters. Robert de Ros founded the stone castle in 1267.
During the Wars of the Roses in 1461, Belvoir Castle was partially dismantled and left to decay. It was rebuilt by the Manners family. After the Civil War the castle was ignored. The castle came into the hand of the Dukes of Rutland. Following a fire it was rebuilt in it present form and resemples a medieval castle.

The castle is near several villages, including Redmile, Woolsthorpe, Harlaxton, Croxton Kerrial and Bottesford, and the town of Grantham. It is a stately home in Leicestershire, overlooking the Vale of Belvoir.

FIRST PICTURE: The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. This photograph of the work is also in the public domain in the United States.

SECOND PICTURE: The south west range and round tower of Belvoir Castle from Jones' Views of the seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen, published in 1819. The castle had been rebuilt in the romantic style illustrated between 1799 and 1816, but in the latter year it had been almost destroyed by a fire. It was rebuilt again to largely the same designs, and barring minor details this image shows the castle as it remains today.

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Submitted by Robby Robinson

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