I've never been to Scarborough Castle - but it's on my castles-to-visit list - right at the top! The castle has a massive, stone keep, built by Henry II between 1159 - 1169. His grandson Henry III built the barbican gate tower. The castle was surrounded by cliffs and the sea on three sides, and on the fourth, was a massive double ditch which could only have been reached by a great bridge. Scarborough Castle was indeed an impressive fortified castle. Here are some photos of what is left of the castle today.
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| The impressive stone keep |
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| The Gate House |
Scarborough Castle seemed ideal to withstand a siege. In my next post, I'll look at what went wrong.
4 comments:
Must have been impressive indeed. Even today, judging by the pics, its remnants stand as testimony to its former magnificence.
I am looking forward to the next post :-)
Hi Kasia - yes, even today it looks impressive - when you think how old it is. I just have to visit it.
Btw, I finished the new bio on William Marshal. I really enjoyed it and the Young Henry came out well - a very sympathetic portrayal of him. It was tough reading for John though.
Yes, this is what I have been told. The expert in the life of William Marshal I mentioned the other day, said that the portrayal of Henry was the only good thing about the book :-) I guess that I should read it one day :-)
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