Dunster Castle motte, or Upper Ward, and an area below shaped to form the bailey, or Lower Ward. Somerset became more stable in the aftermath of the post-invasion period and the unsuccessful 1068 rebellion against Norman rule. It was common in the period for the Normans to build religious houses to accompany major castles, and accordingly William de Mohun endowed a Benedictine priory at Dunster in 1090, along with its parent abbey at Bath. The River Avill was important for trade; the region around Dunster was rich with fisheries and vineyards, and Dunster Castle prospered. Stone fortifications were built on the site
Bill Dunster a manual for achieving zero carbon development at different densities and scales. In 2008 it won the RIBA Research Award. Dunster was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours. Bill Dunster William Robert Dunster OBE (born 9 July 1960 ) is a British architect. Prior to forming Zedfactory, Dunster worked for Hopkins Architects for over 14 years specialising in low energy and sustainable development. He created projects such as KBR factories XD While an associate at Hopkins he worked on Nottingham University's Jubilee Campus. As project architect in charge, he took the