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A View of the Castle of Old Sarum
John Wilkes, of Milland House1810/1829
Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA, United States
This image by T. Sheraton and J. Pass depicts Old Sarum. The earliest hillfort on the site may date to around 400 B.C. and became known as Sorviodunum under Roman rule.
The castle came to prominence during the Norman Conquest due to its position on the Roman road network.
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- Title: A View of the Castle of Old Sarum
- Creator: John Wilkes, of Milland House
- Date: 1810/1829
- Location: London, England
- Publisher: Licensed under Creative Commons by Library of Virginia (CCBY)
- Original Source: Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Vol. II
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