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Crafts and Siege Engines at Corfe Castle
DiscoverPlaces to seeCastlesUnited KingdomEnglandSouth West EnglandDorsetPurbeckCorfe Castle
Crafts and Siege Engines at Corfe Castle
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Crafts and Siege Engines at Corfe Castle
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Manny & Daisy
March 30, 2024
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Tile making, defensive weapon, stone mason workshop, arch building. Good information boards.
MCW73
September 26, 2026
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During the English Civil War sieges, Parliamentarians used heavy artillery and siege engines like giant trebuchets to batter Corfe Castle. Lady Mary Bankes bravely held off the forces twice, but after betrayal in 1646, Parliament systematically used gunpowder to slight the fortress, leaving today’s iconic, dramatic ruins.
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