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Was Conisbrough Castle A Typical Castle?
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Matthew McCormack Was Conisbrough Castle A Typical Castle? Conisbrough Castle is a late stone keep castle. Its keep is 90ft (30 m) high and is supported by 6 buttresses. The inner bailey is enclosed by a high curtain wall that follows the curve of the hilltop in straight sections. Here the main gate is protected by a barbican, a dogleg shaped corridor, which was also guarded by a drawbridge over a moat. The main gate was guarded by two flanking towers. The right-hand tower has now slipped down the hill. As you enter the inner bailey, to your right and round the corner here is the remaining foundations of what is believed to be a chapel. This is thought because archaeologists found an altar stone with five crosses marked on it. If you continue go round the inner bailey anticlockwise you reach what was believed to be the kitchen. Here are the...
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