The present site of the Castle is somewhat nearer to Castle Street than the Law Courts.
From the information I have read, the North Wall of the Castle was roughly in line with the South side of James Street and The Goose Pub. This is evident if you remember that the Castle and turret would have been visible from the bottom of Lord Street.
Also, the excavations of the Moat took place upon the building of the Stone Bank building on Derby Square, the one next to the old Trials Hotel. ( I forget the actual banks name ), it was this bank that I think incorporated some of the moats features as a vault.
Also, the Moat has been said to have been 20 yards wide, which would have taken up the same width as James street.
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If you take into account that this whole area was raised on a plateau, the top of Moor Street - which is the Street behind and parallel to James Street Station - began very near the Castle entrance over the Moat.
If you walk up Moor Street and cross over Fenwick Street, there is actually a very small street ( or close ) called Castle Hill. This I think is very near, the entrance to Liverpool Castle was as shown on the Castle diagram above.
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