The rookery is where the messenger rooks of the castle are kept, permitting reasonably efficient communications with other castles. For example, there is a covered bridge which connects the fourth floor of the bell tower to the second floor of the rookery, with the two buildings raising out of different sections of hillside. The builders of Winterfell never levelled the ground, meaning that the castle complex actually spans several hills and valleys, with some of the older buildings having slanting and sloped floors. All of the windows in Winterfell are diamond-shaped panes of glass. The East Gate in the inner walls opens onto the King's Gate of the outer walls. The main gatehouse, consisting of two large crenellated bulwarks, and drawbridge opens onto the market square of the winter town outside, but the Hunter's Gate on the opposite side of the castle opens directly onto open fields and is favoured by hunting parties. The outer walls have guard turrets built into them.
The inner walls are crenellated with more than thirty watch towers built into them. The outer walls are 80 feet tall and the inner are 100 feet tall, with a wide moat located between them. Winterfell is a large stronghold extending across many acres of territory, defended by two layers of strong stone granite walls.
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