What is a Keep

Seek refuge in the wilderness.

Traditionally keeps were built as a type of fortified tower built by European nobility.  Keep’s were built within castles during the Middle Ages and they were used as a refuge or last resort should the rest of the castle fall to enemies. Today keeps are scattered across Europe and form an important part of the architectural heritage.  They can be circular or square like ours, and traditionally they were either built from wood or stone.  

The translation of the word keep is to hold or protect and we like to think our Keep exists to hold and protect human connection.