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Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle. &. Swanage. Corfe Castle. Where and what… Corfe, both as a village and a castle, is located between Wareham and Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset.

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Corfe Castle

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  1. Corfe Castle & Swanage

  2. Corfe Castle Where and what… Corfe, both as a village and a castle, is located between Wareham and Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset. The medieval castle, commanding a gap in the Purbeck Hills, is now an imposing ruin and a popular tourist centre drawing on it’s many years of history.

  3. Structure To the left of the castle is what is known as West Hill, and to the right, East Hill. In front of the castle the village, and in the distance a small part of Poole Harbour is apparent.

  4. Why was it built? There is belief it may have been a Roman defensive site, but the castle we see the ruins of today was a rebuild in the 11th century of what was a wooden building/hall/castle back into the 9th century. The village and its famous castle are built mainly from the local Purbeck stone which is probably the finest limestone available for building and polishing in England, and is used throughout the world.

  5. History By 1643 the Parliamentarians occupied most of Dorset, the castle survived a six-week siege. The Castle was systematically destroyed by the Parliamentary forces, but the fact that some remains is surely testimony to strength of construction. the castle actually looked like in the early 17th century. Ownership remained with the Bankes Family until 1982 when it was bequeathed to the National Trust.

  6. Swanage Where? Swanage is a seaside town in The Isle of Purbeck, Dorset is 10 miles S.E. of Wareham.

  7. History • Since Roman times Swanage has been the centre of the local stone industry. • The Bay of Swanage was the place of the naval victory of King Alfred who destroyed the Danish fleet. • Swanage is full of buildings dating from the late 19th and early 20th century.

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