Hadleigh Castle

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Thecastlehunter brings us this aerial video of a well-known castle ruins near London, England. It's called Hadleigh Castle, and it's located on the Thames Estuary in County Essex just east of the United Kingdom's capital city. The castle was built for King Henry III in the early 13th century and later significantly expanded and remodeled by King Edward III. The property fell into disuse after that, coming under the ownership of the Ministry of Works after World War II. Today, it's an English Heritage site.

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The romantic ruins of a royal castle overlooking the Essex marshes. Hadleigh was begun in about 1215 by Hubert de Burgh, but extensively refortified by Edward III during the Hundred Years War, becoming a favourite residence of the ageing king. The barbican and two striking drum towers – one later used by Georgian revenue men looking out for smugglers – are part of Edward's substantial building works during the 1360s.