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Corfe Castle is a fortification , Dorset. Uk #98331451
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Corfe CastleÃÂ is a fortification standing above theÃÂ village of the same nameÃÂ on theÃÂ Isle of PurbeckÃÂ in the English county ofÃÂ Dorset. Built byÃÂ William the Conqueror, the castle dates back to the 11thÃÂ century and commands a gap in theÃÂ Purbeck HillsÃÂ on the route betweenÃÂ WarehamÃÂ andÃÂ Swanage. The first phase was one of the earliest castles in England to be built at least partly using stone when the majority were built with earth and timber. Corfe Castle underwent major structural changes in the 12th and 13thÃÂ centuries.