Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle is a fine example of advanced military architecture with its combination of land and water defences, including an enormous barrage that also acted as a dam to the east of the castle. Each of the towers and gatehouses were constructed as independent forts, well able to easily defend themselves. The castle’s strength is indicated by the presence of numerous portcullises. features of this formidable fortress include the splendid Great Hall and the ruined tower - victim of subsidence Caerphilly is considered to be the earliest and possibly the finest example of of a true regular concentric fortification in the British Isles. The castle is vast in size, spread over some 30 acres of land. This makes it the second largest castle in the UK after Windsor castle.
The East Gatehouse was used as residential quarters, and providing excellent defence in it's own right, and set a trend continued by King Edward I at Harlech and Beaumaris Castles. When one enter's the Inner Ward through the East Gatehouse, along the south curtain wall, you can see the remnants of the pale cream stonework that indicate's where the Great Hall once stood.
Although building of the Great Hall took place over two phases, what survives dates mainly from the 14th century. The North East TowerSouth East Tower has split vertically at an angle producing a very noticeable lean. which manages to out-lean even the Tower of Pisa (Tuscany, Italy) known as "The Leaning Tower"
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