Ludlow Castle

Ludlow Castle sits on a rocky promontory, overlooking the modern town of Ludlow on lower ground to the east, while the ground slopes steeply from the castle to the rivers Corve and Teme to the south and west, about 30 m below. The castle is broadly rectangular in shape, and approximately 152 by 133 m in size, covering almost 5 acres (2.0 ha) in total. The interior is divided into two main parts: an inner bailey which occupies the north-west corner and a much larger outer bailey. A third enclosure, known as the innermost bailey, was created in the early 13th century when walls were built to enclose the south-west corner of the inner ward. The castle's walls are linked to Ludlow's medieval town wall circuit on the south and east sides. The castle is built from a range of different types of stone; the Norman stone work is constructed from greenish-grey siltstone rubble, with the ashlar and quoin features carved from red sandstone, with the later work primarily using local red sandstone. El castillo de Ludlow se asienta sobre un promontorio rocoso, con vistas a la ciudad moderna de Ludlow en un terreno más bajo hacia el este, mientras que el terreno se inclina abruptamente desde el castillo hasta los ríos Corve y Teme al sur y al oeste, a unos 30 m más abajo. El castillo tiene una forma bastante rectangular, y mide aproximadamente 152 por 133 m, cubriendo casi 5 acres (2.0 ha) en total. El interior se divide en dos partes principales: un patio interior que ocupa la esquina noroeste y un patio exterior mucho más grande. Un tercer recinto, conocido como el patio más interior, se creó a principios del siglo XIII cuando se construyeron muros para encerrar la esquina suroeste del pabellón interior. Las murallas del castillo están vinculadas al circuito de murallas de la ciudad medieval de Ludlow en los lados sur y este.