The castle has six drum towers, with a domestic range connecting two towers on the northern side, protected by a precipice overlooking the Eller Beck.
The first floor comprises the original kitchen, great hall, withdrawing rooms and the lord's bedchamber.
New kitchens, storage and work cellars make up the ground floor.
The remaining towers are military in nature and purpose.
In the 16th and 17th centuries were added a new entrance staircase (replacing the original drawbridge), a further domestic wing, and larger windows in the original structure.
The roof is fully intact.
In the centre is a Tudor courtyard, the Conduit Court, which contains a yew tree, reputedly planted by Lady Anne in 1659.

The outer curtain wall encloses the inner wards and subsidiary buildings, including the ruins of a 12th-century chapel.
The wall is mainly extant, and is pierced by a twin-towered Norman gatehouse.
The east tower of the gatehouse contains a 17th-century shell grotto, one of two remaining grottos from this period. (
The other is at Woburn Abbey.)

Recently, an ancient well was uncovered, which explains how the castle garrison survived the siege of 1643-5.
The castle has six drum towers, with a domestic range connecting two towers on the northern side, protected by a precipice overlooking the Eller Beck. The first floor comprises the original kitchen, great hall, withdrawing rooms and the lord's bedchamber. New kitchens, storage and work cellars make up the ground floor. The remaining towers are military in nature and purpose. In the 16th and 17th centuries were added a new entrance staircase (replacing the original drawbridge), a further domestic wing, and larger windows in the original structure. The roof is fully intact. In the centre is a Tudor courtyard, the Conduit Court, which contains a yew tree, reputedly planted by Lady Anne in 1659.
The outer curtain wall encloses the inner wards and subsidiary buildings, including the ruins of a 12th-century chapel. The wall is mainly extant, and is pierced by a twin-towered Norman gatehouse. The east tower of the gatehouse contains a 17th-century shell grotto, one of two remaining grottos from this period. (The other is at Woburn Abbey.)
Recently, an ancient well was uncovered, which explains how the castle garrison survived the siege of 1643-5.
Skipton Castle