butarehollowedouttowardsthetop，andterminateinasortofturretscommunicatingwiththeinteriorofthekeepitself。Thedistantappearanceofthishugebuilding，withthesesingularaccompaniments，isasinterestingtotheloversofthepicturesque，astheinteriorofthecastleistotheeagerantiquary，whoseimaginationitcarriesbacktothedaysoftheheptarchy。Abarrow，inthevicinityofthecastle，ispointedoutasthetombofthememorableHengist；andvariousmonuments，ofgreatantiquityandcuriosity，areshownintheneighbouringchurchyard。*
*NoteI。CastleofConingsburgh。
WhenCur-de-Lionandhisretinueapproachedthisrudeyetstatelybuilding，itwasnot，asatpresent，surroundedbyexternalfortifications。TheSaxonarchitecthadexhaustedhisartinrenderingthemainkeepdefensible，andtherewasnoothercircumvallationthanarudebarrierofpalisades。
Ahugeblackbanner，whichfloatedfromthetopofthetower，announcedthattheobsequiesofthelateownerwerestillintheactofbeingsolemnized。
Itborenoemblemofthedeceased’sbirthorquality，forarmorialbearingswerethenanoveltyamongtheNormanchivalrythemselvesand，weretotallyunknowntotheSaxons。Butabovethegatewasanotherbanner，onwhichthefigureofawhitehorse，rudelypainted，indicatedthenationandrankofthedeceased，bythewell-knownsymbolofHengistandhisSaxonwarriors。