▁did ▁not ▁return ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 6 6 0 s . ▁Sub sequently , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 6 4 5 , ▁Fair f ax ' s ▁Parliament arian ▁troops ▁attacked ▁the ▁castle , ▁after ▁' sl ight ing ' ▁neighbour ing ▁T iver ton ▁Castle . ▁The ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁cast ell ated ▁structure ▁was ▁then ▁demol ished ▁by ▁Parliament arian ▁troops . ▁The ▁' sl ight ing ' ▁of ▁B ick le igh ▁was ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ist ▁sympath ies ▁of ▁the ▁Care w ▁family ▁and ▁its ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁strong hold ▁during ▁the ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁man or ▁house ▁and ▁inner ▁keep ▁being ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Rest oration , ▁a ▁typical ▁Dev on ▁farm house ▁of ▁c ob ▁and ▁that ch ▁was ▁added . ▁ ▁The ▁buildings ▁subsequently ▁fell ▁into ▁dis rep air , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁farm ▁store ▁and ▁c ott age ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁restored ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁Norman ▁chap el ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 2 th - century ▁gate house ▁still ▁exist , ▁as ▁does ▁the ▁ 1 5 th - century ▁Cour th ouse ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Norman ▁cur tain ▁wall . ▁On ▁a ▁small ▁hill ▁behind ▁the ▁castle , ▁enc ased ▁amongst ▁rh od od end rons , ▁are ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁Sax on ▁' m otte ' ▁( watch t ower ). ▁ ▁Build ings ▁The ▁west ▁range ▁no ▁longer ▁surv ives . ▁A ▁building