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York City Walls - Images

York City Wall, York
The city or ‘bar’ walls of York are the most complete example of medieval city walls still standing in England today. Beneath the medieval stonework lie the remains of earlier walls dating as far back as the Roman period. The Roman walls survived into the 9th century when in AD 866 York was invaded by the Danish Vikings. The Vikings buried the existing Roman wall under an earth bank and topped with a palisade – a tall fence of pointed wooden stakes. - Ken Marshall (photographer)

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York City Walls - Images

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Photographer: © Ken Marshall (Gallery)(9th November 2012)
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York City Wall, York

The city or ‘bar’ walls of York are the most complete example of medieval city walls still standing in England today. Beneath the medieval stonework lie the remains of earlier walls dating as far back as the Roman period. The Roman walls survived into the 9th century when in AD 866 York was invaded by the Danish Vikings. The Vikings buried the existing Roman wall under an earth bank and topped with a palisade – a tall fence of pointed wooden stakes.

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Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
Focal length: 5 mm, Aperture: f 3.4, ISO: 80, Exposure time: 1/125 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: April 4, 2010, 8:28 pm

ImageID:1163260, Image size: 3392 x 2804 pixels

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Comment by Dave John(9th November 2012)

Nice on Ken, Done the wall several times, well worth the time

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