P65482 - Brownsea Castle, Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour, Dorset

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Brownsea Castle, Brownsea Island, Dorset

Date: 15th September, 2014

Photograph Reference: P65482

Camera: Sony A550

ISO: 800
Exposure Time: 1/1250sec

Aperture: F7.1

Focal Length: 45mm

Modifications: RAW modified

Polarising filter used

Sometimes referred to as "Branksea Castle", the first castle was built on the island around 1545, primarily to defend Poole Harbour from invasion. The 18th Century saw the castle being converted to residential use, and was rebuilt again after a fire at the end of the 19th Century.