300 years of construction
The uppermost wall of the Castle was apparently the first one constructed. It makes two rooms out of a cave in the highest part of the recess. Later additions were made in front of and below these rooms. It appears that modifications were made right up to the time of abandonment!
Inside the Castle
A ROOF BEAM chopped to length with a stone axe. Was the notch at the end used to help lift the log in place?
INSIDE A TYPICAL ROOM. Uprights and ceiling beams are from sycamore trees. Ceilings and upper-story floors are a thatching of grasses and shrubs covered with a mud mortar. The small, T-shaped doorway may have helped in regulating air circulation.
WALLS OF ROCK CEMENTED TOGETHER WITH MUD. Note the handprints of the original plasterer.