On the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in the English county of Dorset, Corfe Castle is a castle that towers over the village of the same name. Constructed in the eleventh century by William the Conqueror, the castle overlooks a gulf in the Purbeck Hills on the path connecting Wareham and Swanage. While most castles in England were constructed using earth and timber, the first phase was one of the first to be constructed at least partially of stone. The 12th and 13th centuries saw significant structur ... (Read More)