Robinson's Guide to Richmond

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Excerpt from Robinson's Guide to Richmond: Comprising Historical and Descriptive Notices of the Castle, Monastic Remains, Walks, Views, &C., , Embracing Aske and RokebyOn approaching the ruin, we first enter an open space in front of the Great Tower. This was termed the inner bailey, and was surrounded by strong walls, some fragments of which remain: the entrance was defended by two round towers, enclosing the massive gate, before which was the drawbridge, cros sing the deep moat which encircled the town side of the castle. Passing through a small door, we enter the area of the castle, and proceed to the great square Tower, or Keep, which was erected in the 'year 1146, by Conan, the third Earl of Richmond. This stupendous monument of feudal quarrels, is ninety-nine feet high its base at the outside is fifty four feet long, by forty-eight feet wide, and the walls are no less than eleven feet in thickness. The lower apartment is covered with a groined roof, rest ing on a strong octagonal pillar, at the foot of which is a well, which supplied the garrison with water. It had been constructed when the tower was built, ' as part of the pillar is hollowed to accord with it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.