We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/the_rock_fort_f_1.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:35:58 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification *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... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/the_rock_fort_f_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/the_rock_fort_f_1.html Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:23:07 -0600 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! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/the_rock_fort_f_1.html#comment-58553 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/the_rock_fort_f_1.html#comment-58553 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:02:32 -0600 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. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/the_rock_fort_f_1.html#comment-58547 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/the_rock_fort_f_1.html#comment-58547 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:15:05 -0600 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? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/the_rock_fort_f_1.html#comment-58538 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/the_rock_fort_f_1.html#comment-58538 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:41:12 -0600 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. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/the_rock_fort_f_1.html#comment-58534 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/the_rock_fort_f_1.html#comment-58534 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:39:39 -0600