Knaresborough Castle, Yorkshire. - Original Watercolour and Pen Drawing cheapest by English Artist Claire Strickland

"Knaresborough Castle"

size 30.4cm x 22.9 cm

This is a watercolour and pen drawing of Knaresborough Castle. There has been a castle on this site from the times of the Norman Conquest. Surviving pretty much unscathed for hundreds of years, it's current ruined state is a result of the castles destruction order by Oliver Cromwell in the late 17th Century. It perches upon the highest vantage point overlooking the ravine below, where the spectacular view of the River Nidd, Viaduct and the town can be seen. It is from here that the most popular photographs and paintings are taken. A surprise view which the locals never tire of - it is simply stunning.

Knaresborough is a pretty market town in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. Once home to the prophetess Mother Shipton, the town is steeped in folklore and legend. Walking along the waterside you can take in the views of the railway viaduct, Mother Shipton's Cave and the Petrifying well. Further along down Abbey Road, you can cheapest visit the charming Chapel of Our lady, which is carved out of the crag and the secluded cave once inhabited by Saint Robert.