The bridge into the castleCastle Bridge
The castle itself is hidden away beyond the main road through the village, down a pretty little lane. It nestles in a spot by the river, a small, irregular mound enclosed by a curtain wall. The flint wall (giving me memories of Norfolk) still stands around much of the perimeter (barring the section which collapsed in the nineteenth century) though very little remains of the gatehouse. The interior buildings (domestic in nature; a first floor hall and solar with undercrofts, and a couple of kitchens—it seems there was never a keep) are reduced to mainly ground floor level at best and clinging foundation in places. There is just about enough to picture the tight little community packed by the river though, modest but functional.
Resting in the castle Spot the climbing childHeather On The Grass
Eynsford Pano
Photos:

High Hole

She Goes Exploring

Big Tree

Surrounded By Walls

Red Haired Girl

Photographing The Photographer

Beneath The Tree

Heather On The Grass

Through The Hole

The Old Buildings

There Be Walls

Castle Bridge

The Well

Frisbee

Where The Wall Fell

Eynsford Pano

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