Like the great hall, they were high rooms with intricate wooden roofs. Each room would have had two tall windows looking out upon the landscape and a third looking into the courtyard. By 1605, the upper rooms had been converted to a gallery, a long room with many windows, as was popular in the upper floors of Elizabethan houses. Banqueting House The Banqueting House was built between 1773 and 1774 as a place to entertain visitors. Grotto The grotto was built in 1792 by Josiah Lane of Tisbury utilising stones from the castle ruins. In addition to the grotto, a small stone circle incorporates three standing stones, removed from the now-vanished stone circle at Tisbury was created nearby. In popular culture The castles, old and new, have been featured in several films. The Old Castle, including the grotto on the north side of its grounds, appeared in the 1991 Kevin Costner feature Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The New Castle served as the dance school in Billy Elliot. The cover of Sting's album Ten Summoner's Tales was photographed inside Old Wardour Castle. See also Castles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in England References Gallery External links English Heritage page Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century Castles in Wiltshire Houses in Wiltshire Grade I listed buildings in Wiltshire Ruins in Wiltshire English Heritage sites in Wiltshire Ruined castles in England