Virtual Tour of Raglan Castle

The Closet Tower

The Closet Tower is the large tower at the extreme right of the photo.

Built in the 1460s, there are two ground-floor doors into the Closet Tower. The one on the right leads to a flight of stairs down through a further doorway into the basement, which is likely to have been designed as the castle's prison. It's only light and ventilation came from a long, narrow shaft descending steeply from a slender window. The door on the left leads to the ground floor of the Closet Tower. This well-lit room has a latrine and a fireplace, although the fireplace was much altered in the 19th century. There are gunloops below the windows. Both this room and that on the first floor may have been occupied by a senior officer of the household, such as the steward, the man responsible for the administration of the family estates. At the top of the tower, the second floor consists of a small square room with a fireplace and four small windows.

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