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YE OLDE MERRIE ENGLANDE!!
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Bob Denman
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:agree: :clap:
But I have a question:
(Actually: two of them!)
Why did they start filling that Castle in with dirt?
Is it an attempt to keep it from collapsing inward? :dontknow:
Thanks!
But I have a question:
(Actually: two of them!)
Why did they start filling that Castle in with dirt?
Is it an attempt to keep it from collapsing inward? :dontknow:
Thanks!
From the Wikipedia entry:The four stirrup towers are two storeys tall, 6 by 6.2 metres (19.7 by 20.3 ft) across internally, with 0.8-metre-thick (2.6 ft) walls, flat at the front and curved at the back.[SUP][95][/SUP] They would originally have been topped by firing platforms, with gunloops around the inside of the fortification enabling their occupants to fire into the courtyard if necessary.[SUP][95][/SUP] The bastions built around the outside of the towers in the third phase of work are 19 metres (62.3 ft) wide internally and each extend 12 metres (39.4 ft) from their respective stirrup tower, with 3.6-metre-thick (12 ft) walls.[SUP][96][/SUP] Most of the bastions had a single internal gun room with a robust gun deck on top, but the West Bastion was used as a kitchen and the interior was fitted with two circular ovens and a range for cooking.[SUP][97][/SUP] The bastions would have been connected by a wall-walk and parapets, but these have since been lost.[SUP][98][/SUP] The south stirrup tower and bastion remains partially buried as a result of the construction of the Rampire.
There ya go Bob! It also has to be remembered that when this castle was built it was on the coast and formed part of the coastal defence network. The land you can see to the south of the castle was reclaimed and is now a few feet above sea level.
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Bob Denman
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:2thumbs:
Bob Denman
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That is a very pretty place! :2thumbs:
Bfromla
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:clap: That was nice but sorry the only "bluebell" i care about is the important one:lecturef_smilie::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::2thumbs:
