Saturday, August 20, 2016

Warkworth Castle, Warkworth

Warkworth Castle
Warkworth
Northumberland

Above. The gatehouse at the South end of the site.


Above. The Keep viewed from the gatehouse.

Above. The ruins of the 'Little Stair Tower'.

Above. The John Lewyn designed Keep.

Above. The postern gate in the West wall.

Above. The postern  gate showing the thickness of the curtain wall.

Above. The Vestibule in the Keep.

Above. Inside the 'Little Stair Tower'.

Above. The Lion Tower.

Above. Another view of the Keep.


Above. The ruined Carrickfergus tower at the South Western corner of the curtain wall.

Above. View of the Carrickfergus tower from the footpath.

Above. External view of the West wall postern.

Above. View of the Keep from the footpath to the West of the castle.

Above. Another external view of the West wall postern from the footpath.

Above. Another view of the Keep from the footpath to the West.

Above. The Keep from Castle Terrace to the East.

Above. The gatehouse at the South of the castle grounds.








1 comment:

Jim Bob said...

Lovely photos. Love Warkworth Castle. Particularly liked the views you get of Warkworth town itself and the clear idea of how defensible the town was thanks to the river looping around it. Do you know anything about the church in Warkworth? Or the tomb in it?