UK Holiday 8: Cornwall: Restormel Castle, Cornwall (page 6/8)

Restormel Castle 29: Looking down the well 2

Well or dungeon, I’m not sure. A pit, at any rate, with masonry lining the walls, and moss and creepers.

Restormel Castle 30: Grating

A grating covering a well.

Restormel Castle 31: Crumbling masonry

Actually a cannonball in the Civil War (some time before 1650) might have made this hole in the wall.

Restormel Castle 32: looking out of the main gate

I wanted to wait until there were no people, but Clyde was waiting for me in the car so I was in a hurry. This is the gatehouse seen from inside the castle. The pointed and relatively undecorated arch indicates that this is [...] [more...]

Restormel Castle 33: looking out of the main gate 2

Needs some contrast work and could do without the people in the background.

Restormel Castle 34: Gatehouse and castle wall

The ruins of the castle wall from the outside.

Restormel Castle 35: Castle wall from the outside

From this angle the castle looks complete, and you can get an idea of how it dominates the landscape.

Restormel Castle 36: Castle wall from the outside 2

Also showing a bit of the view from this 700-year-old castle.