C is for Castle

This is Monk Bar the largest of the gates into York and it was designed as a miniature castle. You can get a real sense of this if you visit the museum within the Bar. The lower stories are 14th century and it is built on the site of a much earlier Roman gateway. It was used in Tudor times as a prison. The arms are those of the Plantagenet  Royal House and the City of York.
Taking part in ABC Wednesday