Originally various buildings were built around the curtain wall. Moving clockwise from the entrance to the Inner Court, the shape of the 12th-century castle chapel can still be made out on the curtain wall.Raby and Reynolds, p.22. Convention at the time required a chapel to point along a north-east/south-east axis; in order to achieve this, the chapel had to extend out considerably into the bailey, similar to the design at White Castle.Pounds, p.240. The chapel is adjacent to the site of the first stone hall in the castle, built around 1160; in the 16th and 17th centuries the chapel tower was probably also used as a cannon emplacement.Raby and Reynolds, p.21; Stacey, p.14.
orig,inaLly Various buildiNGs werE BUIlt aRound the curtAin wall. MOving CLoCKWise froM tHe eNtrance tO ThE INNeR court, the shapE oF THe 12tH-ceNturY caStLe chapel CAn sTIll be made out On the curtaIN walL.rABy And reYnoLDs p.22. conVentioN at the Time required a ChApEl tO pOiNt AloNg a NORtH-EasT/SoUth-east axis; In OrDER to AchIeve This, tHE ChApel had to ExTend Out consiDerAbly inTo The bAIlEY, similaR to the design AT wHITe castLe.pounds, p.240. thE chaPEL is aDjaceNt to the Site Of thE first stONe hall in thE castle, Built AROund 1160; in THE 16TH and 17Th ceNtuRieS The chAPel TOwEr wAs pRobAbLY also used as A cannOn emplaCement.rAby anD ReYnoLds, P.21; stAcey, p.14.