▁may ▁have ▁been ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁wide . ▁The ▁larger ▁outer ▁w ard , ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁castle , ▁was ▁fl ank ed ▁on ▁its ▁western ▁side ▁by ▁the ▁mo at , ▁and ▁a ▁dry ▁d itch ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁deep ▁fl ank ed ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁w ard . ▁A ▁cause way ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁separated ▁the ▁d itch ▁from ▁the ▁mo at . ▁ ▁W ards ▁ ▁The ▁outer ▁w ard ▁had ▁a ▁roughly ▁rect angular ▁shape ▁meas uring ▁about ▁ 1 3 4 ▁x ▁ 8 8 ▁metres ▁( 4 4 0 ▁x ▁ 2 9 0   ft ). ▁It ▁was ▁completely ▁w alled , ▁with ▁horses ho e - sh aped ▁to wers ▁on ▁three ▁corners , ▁and ▁was ▁accessed ▁via ▁the ▁outer ▁gate house ▁at ▁its ▁south - west ▁corner . ▁The ▁corner ▁to wers ▁are ▁advanced ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁cur tain ▁wall ▁and ▁still ▁stand ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁. ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁cur tain ▁wall ▁also ▁remain . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁outer ▁w ard ▁is ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁farm house ▁and ▁its ▁out build ings . ▁ ▁The ▁roughly ▁square ▁inner ▁w ard ▁measures ▁about ▁ 6 0 ▁x ▁ 5 2 ▁metres ▁( 1 9 6 ▁x ▁ 1 7 0 ▁feet ). ▁It ▁stands ▁on ▁a ▁higher ▁m ound ▁that ▁gave ▁its ▁occup ants ▁a ▁view ▁over ▁the ▁outer ▁w ard ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁coun