The Rock Fort Files, Part Deux

April 4, 2007 | | Comments (4)

*grumble*

Major Real Life Intrusion (nothing awful, just excessively time-consuming, resulting in a post-on-the-fly).

Stuff that makes a castle a castle are primarily defensive (which worked fairly well before the advent of siege engines and long-range guns. What's interesting about this shot of the wall (aside from the window added a whole lot bunch of years later) is that the defenders' firing ports pierce the wall -- no crenellations necessary. The moat is dry and the bottom is a good twenty feet below the sash of the new window.

Nip down-post to yesterday and look at the drawbridge from an attacker's viewpoint. Visualize the bridges in the upright and stowed position. Now imagine you and your platoon have just spanned the gap with a temporary bridge and are setting the ram in place to start knocking on the door.

Now, look up.

Heh. That's why they're called murder holes.

Note the blackened spot from the medieval napalm delivery system.

Gotta scoot, but if you can't wait for tomorrow, go here for a G2 exercise.

To be continued...

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By Barb on April 4, 2007 8:39 AM
I had located that web site on a search after your first post. It doesn't show the location of the Jungle Room, which is why I asked ;-) I guess we'll have to wait a little longer for the shots of the dungeons so that Ry and I can compare.
 
By kat-missouri on April 4, 2007 11:41 AM
I am liking this very much. although, am I confused or doesn't it look like there are crenallations at the top that have been "filled in" and roofed over for modern convenience? You know, the little maroon squares right below the roof?
 
By BillT on April 4, 2007 2:15 PM
Those red squares are gun ports that were originally embrasures, Kat. The roofed portion is the armory and barracks and the turret to the left is the Captain of the Guard's quarters. All three stories of it.
 
By NevadaDailySteve on April 4, 2007 4:02 PM
Bill, Your stuff is better than the official stuff! Did you get any pics of the chapel? Stained glass is interesting to me, not just the result but also the process they go through to make it. Of course, pictures of weapons and armor are also appreciated as are the architectural details. Just show us all!