Scarborough Castle/Gallery

(CC) Image: John Stephenson The entire west wall of Scarborough Castle's keep, as viewed from the barbican gateway, was destroyed in 1645 by artillery bombardment during the English Civil War.     (CC) Image: Dongyi Liu A well lies within the inner bailey of the castle grounds; view towards the town's North Bay.     (CC) Image: Dongyi Liu The barbican, or main gateway, today, close to a stone archway. The view is towards Scarborough's North Bay.     (CC) Image: John Stephenson The barbican today; the gateway was completed in the fourteenth century.     (CC) Image: James Stringer The eighteenth-century Master Gunner's House now houses a museum and café.     PD Image Scarborough's South Bay on a summer's day.     (CC) Image: David Friel Roman soldiers were stationed on the site of the castle centuries before the first stone foundations were laid. Today, occasional Roman infantry re-enactments take place in the castle grounds.     (CC) Image: John Stephenson Scarborough's Old Town and many of its attractions cluster around the castle.

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