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These houses are largely unoccupied during summer, with the smallfolk of the area instead working farms further afield. The winter town lies just beyond the castle and consists of a number of wooden and undressed stone houses. There is also a small sept for the use of southrons. The Bell Tower is connected to the Rookery by a bridge. Winterfell also contains kennels, an armoury, a weapons practice yard, a rookery, a bell tower and a library (with its own tower). There are glass gardens where food is grown even in the midst of winter, and this is kept heated by the waters of the springs. Hot water is piped from the springs through the castle's chambers to warm them. The castle is built over natural springs. Both are now in ruin the tower was struck by lightning circa 140 years ago and has never been repaired. The First Keep was the first fortress to be built on the site of Winterfell, consisting of a round fortress and a tall tower attached to it. The crypts are extremely deep and are always very cold. One of the oldest parts of the castle itself is the crypt, where the bones of the Lords of Winterfell and the Kings in the North before them lie.

The godswood is where the Starks and their retainers pray to the old gods, the nameless gods of the First Men and the Children of the Forest. The oldest part of the castle is the godswood, 3 acres of ash and oak trees (among others) with a heart tree at the center. There is also an East Gate and a King's Gate. There are several gates through the walls, one leading to the neighbouring winter town and the Hunter's Gate, which leads directly towards the nearby Wolfswood and fields. The Great Keep of Winterfell lies within the innermost walls. The outer walls are 80ft high with a deep moat lying just inside it. Over the millennia, many parts of the castle have collapsed and been rebuilt, leaving the castle as a collection of numerous keeps, towers, barracks and two layers of granite walls. This makes Winterfell possibly the oldest continually-inhabited fortress in Westeros.

According to legend, it was built by Brandon the Builder, the first King in the North, around the same time that he raised the Wall some eight thousand years ago. Winterfell is the ancestral seat of House Stark.

8.3 Other Strongholds of the Stormlands.

7.5 Other Strongholds of the Crownlands.

5.3 Other Strongholds of the Westerlands.

4.3 Other Strongholds and islands of the Iron Islands.

2.4 Other Strongholds of the Riverlands.

1.9 The Wall and Castles of the Night's Watch.

Castle Black, Darry, Winterfell and most of the castles of Westeros fall into this category.

Strongholds: These are castles or fortresses which stand alone, or are located near a small supporting town or village.

There are many of these across Westeros, but the only ones to have played a major role in the books to date are Duskendale, Stoney Sept, Maidenpool and the Shadow Town next to Sunspear.

Towns: These are smaller settlements of a few thousand inhabitants, dominated by a castle or fortress.

There are only five settlements in Westeros large enough to be called cities: King's Landing, Oldtown, Lannisport, Gulltown and White Harbour.

Cities: These are large settlements with tens or hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, centered on or located near a major castle or fortress.

The strongholds of Westeros can be broken into three general categories:

STRONGHOLD KINGDOMS GUARD HOUSE SERIES

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