Cardiff Castle - Norman Keep (Cardiff)

United Kingdom / Wales / Cardiff
 castle, interesting place, 12th century construction
The Norman Keep was built in the early 12th Century by Robert Consul, Earl of Gloucester, replacing the timber defences of Robert Fitzhamon, Norman Lord of Glamorgan. It was the prison for eight years of Duke Robert of Normandy, the eldest son of William the Conqueror, until his death in 1134 at the age of 80.

Additions made in the 13th and 14th Century included a gatehouse with a stone staircase leading to the stone bridge which replaced the timber drawbridge across the moat. The gatehouse was removed during landscaping in the 18th Century.

The artificial motte (or mound) on which the keep is built is 10.67m high with a summit of 33m diameter.

The original broad ditch surrounding the motte was filled in by Lancelot "Capability" Brown, but was re-cut in the late 19th Century and restored to its original size.

The Keep commands the inner area of the castle and is an impressive sight on entering the castle grounds.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Castle
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Coordinates:   51°28'57"N   3°10'54"W

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