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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/195200337@N06/">graham.heywood1</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/195200337@N06/53120406025/" title="Goodrich Castle5"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53120406025_008c45c065_m.jpg" width="240" height="169" alt="Goodrich Castle5" /></a></p>

<p>Stained Glass window in the east wall of Goodrich Castle Chapel designed by Nicola Hopwood. Goodrich Castle is a magnificent Norman Medieval castle overlooking the River Wye</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976530250/" title="Goodrich Castle - murder holes between the portcullises"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976530250_4b15b88315_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle - murder holes between the portcullises" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976529755/" title="Goodrich Castle - the barbican and dry ditch viewed from inside the castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976529755_9ab44f0b50_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle - the barbican and dry ditch viewed from inside the castle" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976305419/" title="Goodrich Castle - gateway formerly protected by a drawbridge"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976305419_015dbfee7a_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle - gateway formerly protected by a drawbridge" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976160696/" title="Goodrich Castle - English Heritage view of the barbican"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976160696_0ccf9ddbe5_m.jpg" width="240" height="141" alt="Goodrich Castle - English Heritage view of the barbican" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976529325/" title="Goodrich Castle - English Heritage map"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976529325_73709a472c_m.jpg" width="240" height="192" alt="Goodrich Castle - English Heritage map" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976610518/" title="Goodrich Castle - 'waiting room' seats in the barbican"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976610518_16f2f95f29_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle - 'waiting room' seats in the barbican" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976305669/" title="Goodrich Castle - down in the quarry/ditch"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976305669_36380aced0_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle - down in the quarry/ditch" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52975560262/" title="Goodrich Castle - Norman keep"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52975560262_4f81cdb1f5_m.jpg" width="159" height="240" alt="Goodrich Castle - Norman keep" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52975560057/" title="Goodrich Castle - English Civil War relics"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52975560057_23153b3056_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle - English Civil War relics" /></a></p>

<p>The ball with a spike is an incendiary artillery shot.<br />
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A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976530690/" title="Goodrich Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976530690_f41e5c9948_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976609833/" title="Goodrich Castle - English Heritage birds eye view"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976609833_ea50668c26_m.jpg" width="240" height="216" alt="Goodrich Castle - English Heritage birds eye view" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976530620/" title="Goodrich Castle - gateway and chapel window"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976530620_9731c6069c_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle - gateway and chapel window" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976304774/" title="Goodrich Castle - side of gateway"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976304774_fdc8845d45_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle - side of gateway" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976610858/" title="Goodrich Castle - English Heritage view of gateway"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976610858_a9024db961_m.jpg" width="240" height="217" alt="Goodrich Castle - English Heritage view of gateway" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976529915/" title="Goodrich Castle - 9-pounder English Civil War roundshot"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976529915_c4638a4b7e_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle - 9-pounder English Civil War roundshot" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976160306/" title="Goodrich Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976160306_2a1fa28012_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
<br />
My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
<br />
The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/raggedjack/">Raggedjack1</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/raggedjack/52913123572/" title="Heaven and Earth"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52913123572_aa6975f582_m.jpg" width="157" height="240" alt="Heaven and Earth" /></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/195494780@N03/">adrian john4</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/195494780@N03/53038650729/" title="Adrian John Williams DM plc Roaring Meg Goodrich Castle Ross on Wye"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53038650729_23dcbf3278_m.jpg" width="172" height="240" alt="Adrian John Williams DM plc Roaring Meg Goodrich Castle Ross on Wye" /></a></p>

<p>Roaring Meg, Goodrich Castle, Ross-on-Wye</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/barryslemmings/">Whipper_snapper</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/52976529630/" title="Goodrich Castle - mortar shell from Roaring Meg"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976529630_85b8a282d4_m.jpg" width="240" height="182" alt="Goodrich Castle - mortar shell from Roaring Meg" /></a></p>

<p>A magnificent castle on the English side of the Anglo/Welsh borders.<br />
<br />
This is a 'Marcher' castle built by the Normans and then improved by William Marshall and later the warrior Earls of Pembroke. The off-white Norman keep is the oldest part (1150 AD) and was probably supplemented by earth banks and palisades. William Marshall replaced this in stone but the present red sandstone defences are mostly 13th century.<br />
<br />
The gatehouse is complex and starts with a barbican and then includes at least one drawbridge (possibly two) with a drawbridge pit behind followed by gates and two separate portcullises.<br />
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My film here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5XUMeCyKc</a><br />
describes the gatehouse in greater detail. I now post on YouTube when I am able.<br />
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The building was badly battered during the English Civil War with many roundshot and exploding mortar bombs fired at it. The mortar was called Roaring Meg and is on show in the castle today. One of her unexploded shells is in the ticket office/museum.</p>

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