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Old Sarum

Near Salisbury, Wiltshire

A city that packed up and moved, leaving its castle and cathedral behind.

Old Sarum began as an Iron Age hillfort. The Romans, Saxons and Normans all used it, and the Normans built both a castle and a cathedral inside the ramparts.

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When
Abandoned from 1220s
Where
51.0930, -1.8040
Group
Castles & abbeys

Visiting

English Heritage, open daily, with views to Salisbury Cathedral.

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