Portchester Castle , 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Portchester Castle’s remarkable history begins in the 3rd century when the Romans built a fort here to combat attacks by barbarian pirates. In the 5th century it was transformed into a Saxon stronghold, or burgh, to protect this part of the coast from Viking raids. After the Norman Conquest in 1066, a castle was built inside of the Roman walls. It later became a royal residence. Occupied until the 17th century, it was converted into a prison during the Napoleonic Wars. #castle 🏰 #unitedkingdom