The Castle Keep, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. Image showing shields from the families of Percy, Liddell, Umfreville and Swinburne, a king and hawk, a plan of the castle grounds, an image of the castle keep and the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne coat of arms.
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The 'Garrison Room'.

 
 

Ground Floor continued...

Interesting external features at this level are the elaborate chamfered base of the wall of the keep and around the multi-angular north-west tower, a small doorway high up in the outer face of the west wall which may have been used to bring in supplies, and the door at the foot of the central west buttress which housed the garderobe shafts. [...back]

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