Berkhamsted Castle

At a gap in the curtain wall (where a red lifebelt holder stands)  was the site of the barbican gate. Once, a wooden bridge would have spanned the moat and allowed access to Castle Street and the road to London. A depression can be seen within the gap and the foundations of two short lengths of flint wall. The construction of the railway in 1837 resulted in the loss of the barbican gateway and part of the outer moat.