Work is about to begin to restore a historic mound where a castle once stood 800 years ago. Missing stones will be replaced ...

Currently, a project is under way to rebuild damaged stone walls there, boosted by traditional craftsmanship and the latest technology. The project is helping the castle again attract sightseers ...

Conwy, in Wales, is a favourite among tourists - and it's easy to see why, with a beautiful marina, castle walls and a rich ...

If you look at a medieval castle, you can very often see little stone extensions built out from the walls. The waste matter fell into the moat below. Even some several hundred years after they ...

Battles took place between 1642 and 1651, and Sheffield Castle prepared its walls to defend against invaders. Now, archaeologists working on excavating the castle have discovered defensive stakes ...

During medieval sieges, this destruction machine crushed castle walls. Using trial and error, medieval engineers adjusted the trebuchet to make sure its missile hit the castle wall—and destroyed it.

GUIDE: Absolutely, which is why it's important to bear in mind, of course, once it's finished we won't have these bare stone walls. NARRATOR: Other spaces in the castle had more practical uses ...

Work is about to begin to restore a historic mound where a castle once stood 800 years ago. Missing stones will be replaced on the motte wall of the former Bedford Castle site, the mortar ...