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This is actually "Leicester's Gatehouse". It was built 500 years after the rest of the castle by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in order to impress Elizabeth. It is an unsympathetic contrast with the Norman keep.
Photograph by Phillip Capper. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire
Photograph by Phillip Capper. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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Kenilworth Castle.
Photograph by David Stowell. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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KENILWORTH CASTLE FACTS
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Location
Kenilworth, Warwickshire
History
The original castle was a wooden motte & bailey structure, subsequently rebuilt in red sandstone with a large keep in the mid 12th century and strengthened in the 13th century. After the end of the English Civil War in 1649, Oliver Cromwell's parliamentarian troops "slighted" the stronghold. They destroyed the north wall and the whole castle was then allowed to decay to the ruins seen today.
Other Castles in the Area
Kirby Muxloe Castle
Tamworth Castle
Warwick Castle
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