Casterly Rock

Casterly Rock is the ancestral stronghold of House Lannister.

Notable residents

 * Lord Tywin Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock, head of House Lannister.
 * Ser Kevan Lannister, Tywin's younger brother and closest advisor.

In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, Casterly Rock is one of the most formidable and well-defended castles in all of Westeros. It is located on the west coast of the continent, just north of the city of Lannisport, and is built into an immense rock formation. According to tradition, it has never fallen in battle.

According to myth, the castle was originally held by the Casterlys, the old Kings of the Rock. They were hoodwinked into giving the Rock to Lann the Clever, a trickster hero and founder of House Lannister, thousands of years ago.

The castle consists of fortifications built into and on top of the Rock, with additional catacombs, dungeons and redoubts built deep into the bowels of the formation. The castle's primary entrance is the heavily-defended Lion's Mouth.