Clifford's Tower

Clifford's Tower is a remnant of a medieval Norman castle, currently in ruins. Apart from the tower, only fragments of the defensive wall have survived, part of the southern gate and one of the corner towers. Clifford's Tower is open to the public. There was once a treasury on the ground floor and private apartments on the first floor. In the courtyard there was a model mapping the original appearance of the entire castle.

It is not entirely clear where the name of the tower comes from. It was originally known simply as the Royal Tower, and the first mention of the Clifford Tower did not appear until 1596. The name may refer to the fact that Roger de Clifford was hanged on the tower in 1322 for opposing Edward II. Another theory is that members of the Clifford family were hereditary tower constellations.

According to local legend, this place is haunted by the ghost of a 16-year-old girl. She was to die in the tower in the fourteenth century.