Paranormal claims at Nunney Castle in Somerset...

 

The Castles Construction…

It is a small, French-style castle surrounded by a deep moat, built in 1373, and said to have been based on the Bastille in Paris.

Played a part in the Civil Wars…

During the english civil wars (1642-51) Colonel Richard Prater, who held the castle until 1645, lost it to Fairfax, the commander of Cromwell's forces in the battle that took place at Nunney. The castle was besieged for two days, but capitulated when Cromwell's men used cannon to blast a great hole in the north wall of the castle. It was never lived in again...(to continue reading you will find the remainder of this article on our new website http://www.wiltshireparanormal.co.uk/paranormal-nunney-castle/)

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