The Castles, Part 2 - Other Castles I Visited

Here's a sneak peek into the other castles I visited this time.

Richmond Castle, the keep
Richmond Castle is one of the oldest Norman castles of which parts still remain.

View towards Scollard's Hall and Gold Hole Tower, with the Fallen Tower to the left
Quite substantial parts, as you can see. Richmond Castle was the kernel of the large Honour of Richmond that would play a significant role in history.

Warkworth Castle, the keep seen through the gate of the Lion Tower
Warkworth is another of the Percy of Northumberland castles. They kept collecting those. :-)

View from the keep to the eastern hall range
It's a beautiful, picturesque ruin I enjoyed very much.

Bamburgh Castle, seen from the land side
The famous Bamburgh Castle. I could not get the seaside view you find on every book about Northumbria, but I got some decent pics nevertheless.

The Keep (one of the original Medieaval buildings)
Bamburgh has been rebuilt in Victorian times, and I must admit that some of the architecture jars a bit. The Wartburg reconstruction is more in style, imho.

Dunottar Castle, sitting on a cliff
A cliff, a knife edge way that's closed to the public, and lots of stairs down one hill and up the other. Constance may try her best with Dunottar Castle, hehe.

The way up along the outer curtain wall
Did I say: stairs, lol? And those likely weren't around in former times.

Urquhart Castle, view to 14th century keep and gatehouse
I visited Urquhart Castle in 1998, but I wanted to go back with a digital camera since I had fond memories of the place.

View to the 12th century part of the castle
There is a new visitor centre now, and lots more tourists. Just well they start getting dinner-hungry long before the castle closes.