ANCIENT DEFENSIVE EARTHWORKS 



northern tower stands upon it ; formerly a great tower, which is said 

 to have resembled Clifford's keep at York, crowned the summit, but it 

 has long been removed. To the north-east of this mount is the large 

 inner courtyard, covering an area of over 2 acres ; instead of being 



SCALE OF FEET 



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of the usual crescentic or curved shape, it is oblong in form, with rect- 

 angular corners ; in this respect it corresponds with Castle Bromwich 

 and Tamworth ; the walls and towers of the present castle now stand 

 upon its former earthern ramparts, while the ditches beyond them have 

 probably been deepened and enlarged to form the existing moat. To 



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