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The earliest parts of the castle are the hall and a small tower, both dating from the 12th century.

It has an added jamb, or wing, which was built on to increase the castle's defence capability. The square tower projects to cover the entrance, and is equipped with long arrow slits.

Reaching the top of Steep Hill, the photographer looks west from Exchequer Gate, the medieval gatehouse into the cathedral close, towards the Castle gatehouse.

At this date, buses came up Market Street, around the Square and then proceeded up Market Street towards the Castle and turned left into King Street southwards, towards the south of the city.

Aberystwyth's castle was one of a line of coastal fortresses built by Edward I to impose his will upon the Welsh.

The castle was originally a far humbler structure than that which we can see today, but was the only one in the area not to fall when the Welsh rode against the Normans in 1094.

Here the road is lined with shops, including the rather picturesque row of shops, typical of its period, on the right here - it dates from 1936 and is called Castle Buildings.

Castle Walk would later acquire bollards to deter cars.

Castle Walk would later acquire bollards to deter cars.

Barnard Castle had a fulling mill by 1316, which suggests that there was a local cloth industry, and there were three corn mills operating in the 1390s.

Looking across the mighty Towy, we can pick out the ruined castle on the hillside to the far left. On this side of the river, and pulled well clear, is evidence of boating and fishing activity.

Little remains of Robert de Turbeville's early 12th-century motte and bailey castle. Its stone successor was built in 1272 by Sir Grimbauld Pauncefote.

The castle keep, 70ft in diameter, was built in the 12th century.

The extensive curtain walls of 12th-century Scarborough Castle crown the headland in the background of this summertime view of Scarborough's East Pier.

another of the town's inns, The Kings Arms, that Sir Walter Scott did the preparatory work and outline for his classic novel 'Kenilworth', set during the period of the last building phase of the castle

Like the bearskin helmets of guardsmen, these ivy- clad turrets still command respect over the surrounding countryside, much as they were intended to in 1277, when the castle was rebuilt

Now owned by the National Trust for Scotland, Brodick Castle, once the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, dates from the 14th century.

It is entirely possible that Queen Katherine of Aragon worshipped in the 10th-century church during her stay at Ampthill Castle in 1533.

The motte was surrounded by a ditch, but this came within the castle perimeter when the gate tower was built, so a second ditch was excavated.

A closer view of Henry II's keep at Peveril Castle. It was at Peveril where he accepted the submission of King Malcolm of Scotland in 1157, and he built this splendid stone keep 19 years later.

It is suggested that the remains of Herstmonceux Castle form part of the oldest brick mansion in Britain; it was built in 1441, following a grant from the king to Roger de Fiennes to ‘embattle’

This view looks from in front of Exchequer Gate towards the Castle.

Here we see the great castle-like north- east corner tower and, to the right, the Great Hall’s oriel bay window and the (now glazed) cupola to vent the hall’s former open fire.

The bank to the right, where the car is parked, now houses a boat hire firm, Castle Narrowboats.