Going down the 70 feet of winding stairs in the dark, out into the sunshine, across the rocky approach and climbing the 120 feet of a very worn path, which is now cut deep into crumbling rock (not the easy grassy path I remember from younger years), I arrive at King Charles' Castle.
An Artillery Fort built 1554-1555. Unfortunately the castle was very poorly sited. There was also a problem with the security at the rear from land attack landing from the West. There were two tiers of guns in the two storeys. Probably not effective ballistically.
6th August 2009
