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The sketch of the keep of Newcastle (Fig. 8), although the building has been to some extent altered and restored, gives a good idea of the

Fig. 8.—Newcastle Keep.

Fig. 8.—Newcastle Keep.

appearance of a complete Norman keep with its forebuilding, armed with its several towers guarding the stair leading up to the main entrance on the upper floor.

Fig. 9.—Castle Hedingham.

Fig. 9.—Castle Hedingham.

Castle Hedingham, in Essex, is a fine and very perfect late Norman keep. The plan (Fig. 9) shows that it is almost square, and divided into two compartments by a central wall. The keep has the usual broad