Portchester Castle
Portchster Castle is a concentric castle, dating from Roman times
situated at the top of Portsmouth harbour. It has a 9-acre site and
was built from flint and stone. The castle had bastions and a tidal
moat, at the centre of the castle would have been accommodation.
Portchester Castle was originally built by the Romans to protect the
South coast of England from invasion by the Saxons. Portchester was
one of a series of forts built around the country and was typical of
Roman forts. Portchester was used as a base for soldiers. Because of
its location, troops could be sent out from the fort on ships to
defeat Saxon raiders. The location of Portchester Castle was ideal for
the Romans for several reasons: The site of the Castle was a peninsula
which meant that it was protected on three sides and could only be
attacked from one. The harbour that the fort protected could be used
for anchoring Roman ships, as they would be safe from storms.
What factors influenced the design and construction of Portchester
Castle?
During Roman times, Portchester Castle was an important link with the
Roman Empire as it was situated on the coast. When the Normans arrived
Portchester Castles was considered to be important as it provided a
link to Normandy. The Normans did not have the sophisticated
technology, the resources or the amount of men that the Romans had
had. This meant that they were unable to maintain the Castle as the
Romans had. They made a number of changes to the Roman Fort: A keep
was built in the corner with a wooden fence around it. Some of the
Roman walls had been 10ft thick, the Normans thinned these down to
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attacker's entrance to the castle. Although Portchester Castle does
not have staggered entrances it does have a triple gate to make it
harder for attackers to enter. This was very important because the
gate is the weakest part of a castle. On parts of the walls of
Portchester Castle, the base fans out and slopes down.
This is to make it harder for the enemy to
destroy the foundations and also to keep an
attacker away from the wall so they can be
fired at more easily. This is a feature of a
typical concentric castle although this
defence technique is usually used on the
entire wall. A typical feature of a concentric
castle is the protective wood work at the top
of the walls. We cannot tell whether this was
a feature of Portchester Castle because any
evidence would have rotted away.
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