| Above: view of the inner bailey from the top of the gatehouse turret with Manorbier Beach and Bay beyond . Below: Round tower, gatehouse and connecting wall that has an intramural passage that was created when the original wall walk was covered by a height extension. |
| Below: plan of Manorbier Castle |
| Below: view of the castle exterior from the visitor parking lot. |
| North tower and east-facing enclosure wall. At this location the wall has been heightened twice, as can be seen in the three different bands of stonework. |
| Below left: The gatehouse projects into the ditch of the original earthwork castle. Below right: The entrance passage to the inner bailey was protected by a drawbridge and portcullis. |
| The solar block and old hall as seen from the gatehouse. The house at the extreme left is modern and is used for holiday accommodation. |
| Below: the inner bailey enclosure, barn, chapel and hall block as seen from the top of the gatehouse turret. |
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he top of the well preserved round tower with the 12th century Norman church on the hill behind it.
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| The castle well and western enclosure wall. The stout chimney is from a large hearth. |
| Left: the passageway within the enclosure wall between the round and gatehouse towers. The windows on the right were formed from the original battlements of the wall before it was heightened. Right: the passage within the wall between the solar block and spur tower. |
| Below: The chapel and solar block were built alongside the old hall. |
| Inside the 12th century old hall. Along with the square tower it's amongst the oldest stone castle buildings in Wales. |
| Left: the exterior of the north tower seen from within the inner bailey. Right: the damaged exterior of the 12th century square tower or keep. The adjoining gatehouse and nearby round towers were added in the following century. |
| Window seats and arrow loops of the round tower. |
| An arrow loop with seats that protected the western side of the castle. It's a very steep drop to the marshy ground below it. |
| Steps in the thickness of the round tower's wall that lead up to the intramural passage. |
| The interior of the solar block, which was squeezed between the old hall and chapel. It provided grand accommodation for the Lord and Lady. |
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