Outdoor Pitstop
The story
Audio tour · Nottingham Castle
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You're standing at Nottingham Castle, high up on Castle Rock. Start by looking at the rock itself. On the south and west sides, the cliffs drop around forty metres straight down. Whoever held this spot could keep an eye on the crossing over the River Trent. No wonder William the Conqueror had a wooden castle built here in 1068, just two years after the Battle of Hastings.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
