2017

SJ4065 : The Agricola Tower at Chester Castle

taken 7 years ago, near to Handbridge, Cheshire West And Chester, England

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The Agricola Tower at Chester Castle
The Agricola Tower at Chester Castle
Despite the name, the Agricola Tower has no connection with the Romans. It was built in the 12th century replacing a wooden tower and was then known as the Flag Tower.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Place: Chester Chester Castle County: Cheshire Country: England other tags: Medieval Tower Tower Castle Chester Castle English Heritage Property English Heritage Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Chester [694] · Castle [244] · Chester Castle [132] Title Clusters: · The Agricola Tower at Chester Castle [4] ·
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SJ4065, 1435 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jeff Buck   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 24 August, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 20 September, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 4047 6574 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:11.1244N 2:53.5384W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 4048 6571
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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