Editing Warwick Castle (section)

==Layout==
[[File:Warwick Castle Plan.svg|upright=1.35|thumb|Plan of Warwick Castle]]

The current castle, built in stone during the reign of King Henry II, is on the same site as the earlier Norman motte-and-bailey castle. A [[keep]] used to stand on the motte which is on the south west of the site, although most of the structure now dates from the post-medieval period.{{sfn|Stephens|1969|pp=452–475}} In the 17th century the motte was landscaped with the addition of a path.<ref name="Jacques51">{{harvnb|Jacques|2001|p=51}}.</ref> The [[Ward (fortification)|bailey]] was incorporated into the new castle and is surrounded by stone curtain walls.{{sfn|Stephens|1969|pp=452–475}}

When Warwick Castle was rebuilt in the reign of King Henry II it had a new layout with the buildings against the curtain walls. The castle is surrounded by a dry moat on the northern side where there is no protection from the river or the old motte; the perimeter of the walls is {{convert|130|m|yd}} long by {{convert|82|m|yd}} wide.{{sfn|Stephens|1969|pp=452–475}} The two entrances to castle are in the north and west walls. There was originally a [[drawbridge]] over the moat in the north east. In the centre of the north west wall is a gateway with Clarence and Bears towers on either side; this is a 15th-century addition to the fortifications of the castle.{{sfn|Stephens|1969|pp=452–475}} The residential buildings line the eastern side of the castle, facing the River Avon. These buildings include the great hall, the library, bedrooms, and the chapel.{{sfn|Stephens|1969|pp=452–475}}