A history of Kidwelly . theearly part of the 12th century (see page 17). This musthave been of the Norman style of architecture, but asthis style cannot be traced in the present building, eventhe oldest portions of the structure which now standsmust have been built in a subsequent period. The innerward, together with its drum towers, and the west wallof the chapel, are generally supposed to be earlier thanthe rest of the castle. The hall, which the inner curtainembraces, was, however, a later addition, as the flat-tened surface of the south-east tower, which was a pro-vision for its gable, ind
A history of Kidwelly . theearly part of the 12th century (see page 17). This musthave been of the Norman style of architecture, but asthis style cannot be traced in the present building, eventhe oldest portions of the structure which now standsmust have been built in a subsequent period. The innerward, together with its drum towers, and the west wallof the chapel, are generally supposed to be earlier thanthe rest of the castle. The hall, which the inner curtainembraces, was, however, a later addition, as the flat-tened surface of the south-east tower, which was a pro-vision for its gable, indicates. The earliest date assignedto the inner ward is the second decade of the 13th the imsubstantial character of the entrancesto the inner ward suggests that the outer fortificationwas contemplated in the original design, the muraltowers, and the uniting walls of the outer ward wereprobably of a later date. The great gate-house is of astill later date. Its architecture is that of the early PLATE PLATE V. \ ~ N. o o % o o O ,•„. / ^ i:., ? /f ?A Kidwelly Castle. PLATE VI.
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