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Original Text (Annotation: EAW042660 / 779511)
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Mediaeval Castle-
Today, of all the original stonework, only the octagonal keep with its rectangular extension remain.
The keep is a separate dwelling and is also a listed building, Grade 1, English Heritage Building ID: 181416.
Castle Keep and curtain walls. C11 and 1171 - 74 by Ralph, master mason, for Henry II; restored early C20. Flint with Caen stone dressings. Octagonal (the earlier of'only 2 in the country). There is evidence of an earlier Anglo Saxon fortification. '