Okehampton Castle In Early Morning Spring Sunshine
by Richard Brookes
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Okehampton Castle In Early Morning Spring Sunshine
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Richard Brookes
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Photograph
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The ruins of Okehampton Castle, gilded by early morning spring sunshine, are framed by verdant trees. The Norman motte and bailey style castle, once the largest in Devon, was built shortly after the Norman conquest between 1068 and 1086. It was altered from a fortification and converted to a hunting lodge and deer park by the Courtenay family in the thirteenth century. It fell into disrepair following the execution of Henry Courtenay, the last heir, by King Henry VIII in 1539. Okehampton is on the edge of Dartmoor at the junction of the West and East Okement rivers in West Devon, SW England, UK.
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November 21st, 2018
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Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your extraordinary artwork on the homepage of the Artist Group No Place Like Home, 1/21/2019! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread that fits!
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