Denbigh Castle

A couple of busy weekend days talking with the bees, as it's coming to the end of the season, and things need to be wrapped up (figuratively at the moment, and literally in the near future) for them to be set for the winter.

Yesterday, though, we made two trips to the tip, clearing out rubbish from the preservatory and the debris from the bathroom re-fit, and also picked all the apples from the old trees in the orchard. They're only really fit for juicing, which we'll need to get to as soon as we can.

Today was a bit different; we travelled over to Wales to visit Denbigh Castle.

The triple-towered gatehouse, which is considered a Wonder of Wales (© Ian 2017)

The inner bailey (© Ian 2017)

A rare example of a medieval basin (© Ian 2017)

The best example of a postern gate I've seen: defended by towers, a pair of drawbridges, and a long enfilladed approach, but allowing access directly to hunting trails  (© Ian 2017)

Looking up from the Goblin Hole, a deep well brought into the defense of the castle by the outer wall. This is 54 steps below the wall walk level  (© Ian 2017)

Looking down towards the Goblin Hole from where the walls meet the Goblin Tower (© Ian 2017)

Out from the walls at the salient (© Ian 2017)