Warkworth Castle Summer postcard is from North East artist Emily Ward's beautiful range of North East art postcards. This postcard has been created from original art by Emily.
Warkworth Castle feels grand and powerful on Emily’s art postcard. The castle ruins are surrounded by a landscape that is full of colour.
Hints of purple shading shimmer over the ruins creating depth and contrast against the bright landscape.
The vibrant greens of the hillside are dotted with cheerful pink, blue and purple flowers
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Warkworth Castle
The magnificent ruins of Warkworth Castle
stand tall on the hillside above the River Croquet as it loops around the village.
The first Earl of Northumberland built Warkworth Castle in the 12th and 13th century. The original structure would have been constructed in wood, The first written record of Warkworth Castle dates between 1157 and 1164, Henry II granted the castle and manor of Warkworth to Roger Fitz Eustace who became the first Lord of Warkworth.
The Great Tower is the most complete part of the castle that survives today. The castle had a cross shaped keep and structure of the castle is motte and bailey, with added features like the gatehouse and the drawbridge. Warkworth Hermitage is also nearby the castle
