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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 o 100 BOO 300 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 403
