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The Shell Keep Castle. After the Year 1100 another change in the way castles were designed took place. The old square keeps were not so good because it was easy to dig underneath the corners of the keep and make it fall down. Instead they started to build castles with one set of round walls. These were good because the soldiers could see all around and also the castles were harder to knock down. The one weak spot was the gateway - so gatehouses were made very strong with towers on each side and a drawbridge. They sometimes had a portcullis which was a massive wooden grating that could be slid up and down. Restormel Castle is a Norman stone ringwork and bailey fortress and was the home to Edward, the Black Prince. The huge circular shell keep has a complete ring of buildings inside and is encased by a deep ditch. Hope you have a nice day!!!

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