Where Is Old Sarum?
Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, Is the Now Ruined and Deserted Site of the Earliest Settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a Hill About 2 Miles...
Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the now ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a hill about 2 miles north of modern Salisbury near the A345 road, the settlement appears in some of the earliest records in the country.
What happened at Old Sarum?
Old Sarum is historically important as the site of the Oath of Sarum of 1 August 1086. ... The cathedral was demolished during the medieval period: dissatisfaction with the site and poor relations with the garrison in the castle caused the cathedral to be moved to its present site in Salisbury (New Sarum) in the 1220s.
What was Old Sarum used for?
Old Sarum's position on the road network may have recommended the hillfort as an ideal army base in the early stages of the Norman Conquest. The inner castle became home to a complex of towers, halls and apartments, while the north-western section of the bailey was selected as the site for a new cathedral.
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