This is the exit of the toilet plumbing. How do I know this? The sign on the wall says so. I ended up seeing these on almost every castle. As gross as it sounds, I'm willing to bet someone managed to invade a castle through one of these things, despite most of them being between 3-6 stories high.
This was a really interesting ruin because you could more or less tell what had been where by the mounds all around. It's up all by itself on this little knoll with sheep grazing all around and a little stream at the bottom of the hill. There historical signs indicated that this castle was the site of a large seige with something like 20,000 troops surrounding the castle and eventually contributing much to its ruin.
A handsome 13th century castle that was later modified into more of a fortified manor house. It sits right next to a tidal pond and mill. The front facade still had several intact rooms with stairs, fireplaces, and features which assisted in imagining what it would have been like to have been here at its prime.
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