The romantic ruins of Corfe Castle illuminated by the moon

Evocative image of the Corfe Castle ruins silhouetted against the sky with the moon rising on the horizon. The ruined towers of the 11th-century Norman fortress emerge from the green hill, silent witnesses to over a thousand years of English history. The castle was partially destroyed during the English Civil War in 1646, when Parliamentary troops blew up the walls after a long siege. Today these romantic ruins, managed by the National Trust, represent one of the most iconic and photographed places in Dorset, offering breathtaking views of the surrounding Purbeck peninsula countryside.

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