This is a view of the two remaining towers of Hadleigh Castle, Essex, taken one fine winter's morning. As I was taking the photographs a hawk, probably a kestrel, flew into a crevice in one of the towers and watched me for several minutes before going about it's business.

The ruins of these two towers, one almost standing to its original height, and some of its curtain wall are all that remain of Hadleigh Castle, overlooking the Thames estuary and Essex marshes. The construction of the castle began in 1230. It was built for Hubert de Burgh, who was Chief Justiciar to King John and had acted as regent for the young King Henry III. Hubert's relationship with the young king soured and Henry confiscated the Castle. Additions were made to the castle in the mid 14th century by Edward III, it is these later additions that are most visible today.

The photograph is very detailed - much, much more so than the scan which is a very poor copy because of the small file size involved in webpage creation.

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