eye castle, suffolk

the castle motte covered with daffodils, motte built before 1070 by william malet, the folly/house on top built in 1844 by sir edward kerrison for his batman who had saved his life at the battle of waterloo. probably not the best place for an aged soldier to live in, it being a steep climb up even without buckets of water, so rather a poisoned chalice of a thank you gift.