Goodrich Castle, a ten-minute drive from the Welsh border in Herefordshire, England, has to be one of my favourites[1]. It's a Norman medieval ruin that played host to an English Civil War siege by Parliamentary forces upon the Royalist forces stationed there. Despite not having its defences updated to 17th-century standards, the medieval castle stood up well to direct attacks and artillery was introduced to the conflict, with Parliamentary Army Colonel John Birch commissioning the casting of a mortar called Roaring Meg.
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Roaring Meg at Goodrich Castle
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