| Above: The inner gatehouse and eastern side of the castle. The mounting structure of the gatehouse's turning bridge can be seen between the towers. The impressive twin-towered gatehouse guards the entrance to the inner ward. A modern bridge replaces the original bridge that spanned the water filled moat. |
| Below: A large outer bailey was built at the north of the castle to house an army that was big enough to deter the forces of Llewellyn ap Gruffydd. The stonework and towers here may also have protected the earlier earthwork castle. The eastern side of the northern bailey was protected by a small twin-towered gatehouse, ditch and round corner tower. (Below 1 left, and Below 2) |
| The immense structure of the inner castle as seen from the northern outer bailey. |
| Below: the inner castle viewed from the west. Here we are just outside the south western corner of the outer bailey and below the castle next to the moat. The tall curtain walls connecting the towers likely date from the late 12th century. |
| Below: view of the deep stone-revetted ditch at the northern end of the inner bailey. The ditch was cut deep into the red sandstone and faced with a sloping masonry revetment visible at the bottom right. |
| View of the western side of the inner bailey above its wide water-filled moat. The water in the moat was controlled by two low medieval stonework dams. |
| View of the inner castle from the northern bailey at the eastern side of the inner bailey and it's moat. |
| View of the ditch around the western wall and half-round tower of the northern bailey. |
| The western side of the northern outer bailey was provided with a small hall or tower near its mid point. There is an upper and a lower room. |
| Below: The towers of the later northern bailey have unusually shaped arrow loops. |
| The mighty inner gatehouse was fitted with a portcullis and its doors were secured with two massive drawbars. There are great views of the surrounding countryside from the top of the north-west tower. |
 Additional Photographs: Outer Ward & Castle Exterior  Inner Ward
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