The construction of the present castle had been started on the year 1798 and was finalised in 1808.

The present castle is on the site of an old keep.

The present castle was rebuilt later in the 19th century.

Most of the present castle today was built in the sixteenth century.

The present castle goes back mainly to the 13th and 14th centuries.

The present castle stands on land where evidence suggest there used to be a hill fort.

During the 12th century, there appears to have been a tower and wooden fort at the site of the present castle.

The present castle building dates from the 13th century, and provided the centre around which the town grew.

Most of the present castle was built in the 13th century.

The present castle is not the first to have been built on the site.