| Taken from the centre of the courtyard looking back towards
the gatehouse, you can clearly see the two sets of steps leading to the
Wall-walk. To the right is one of the entrances to the Guardroom. Underneath
the right-hand staircase, next to the inner arch of the Gateway, you will
find the Porter's lodge where a porter would have controlled access to
the courtyard. At the bottom of the left-hand staircase is one of the
mysterious pits left from the original 11th century building. The doorway
to the far left in the photograph leads to the kitchen. The rooms were
arranged in a circle arround this inner courtyard. |
