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built a round-towered gatehouse in the south-east corner between 1524 and 1547. The central keep served as the residence of the bishops and archbishops, and was called the Bishop's Palace or
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to reflect the style of the Bishop's Castle. A stone from the castle, with a modern plaque, is located in
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added a large corner tower, and surrounded the whole complex with an ashlar wall with crenellated and reinforced bastions.
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recaptured the castle from the
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