UK Holiday 8: Cornwall: Restormel Castle, Cornwall (page 5/8)

Restormel Castle 21: Stone stairway to heaven 2

Another angle.

Restormel Castle 22: Stone stairway to heaven 3

Out of focus.

Restormel Castle 23: View through the castle window

The jagged edge of a damaged window in this ruined castle gives a view of the nearby forest.

Restormel Castle 24: On the castle roof

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Restormel Castle 25: On the castle roof 2

A different view.

Restormel Castle 26: Inside the castle

This shot, taken from the upper wall, shows clearly how the castle was built by making rooms between two concentric circles of stone.

Restormel Castle 27: Arched doorway

A view from one of the side rooms into the castle.

Restormel Castle 28: Looking down the well

Looking down the well from above. Or it might have been a donjon/dungeon for wayward prisoners.