Halestrom Castle

(Fortification 002)
Introduction
Main (south) Gatehouse areas (001 - 015)
Southeast Tower areas (016 - 025)
Southeast Compartment areas (026 - 032)
East Tower areas (033 - 036)
Northeast Tower areas (037 - 046)
Northeast Compartment areas (047 - 059)
Secondary (north) Gatehouse areas (060 - 067)
Northwest Compartment areas (068 - 076)
Northwest Tower areas (077 - 085)
West Tower areas (086 - 089)
Southwest Compartment areas (090 - 100)
Southwest Tower areas (101 - 109)
Inner Bailey areas (110 - 134)
Exterior Causeway areas (135 - 137)

Southwest Compartment areas:

Area 090
location: Southwest compartments G1 west chamber.
designation: Storage.
description: This room contains approximately half of the castle's vast store of firewood.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' stone, vaulted.

Area 091
location: Southwest compartments G1 west chamber.
designation: Storage.
description: This room contains approximately half of the castle's vast store of firewood.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' stone, vaulted.

Area 092
location: Southwest compartments G1 west chamber.
designation: Storage.
description: This large compartment is filled from floor to ceiling with kegs, casks, crates and barrels of food provisions. A stone staircase (staircase V) in the south corner spirals cw up to G2.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: room: 9' stone, vaulted. staircase: 7' stone, sloping.

Area 093
location: Southwest compartments G1 south chamber.
designation: Storage.
description: This is one of the two storerooms containing the castle's main supply of ground flour. A small quantity of other food items are stored here for easy access from the kitchen above.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' stone, vaulted.



Area 094
location: Southwest compartments G2 west chamber.
designation: Guest bedchamber.
description: This lavishly furnished bedchamber is reserved for important guests.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.

Area 095
location: Southwest compartments G2 west chamber.
designation: Guest bedchamber.
description: This lavishly furnished bedchamber is reserved for important guests.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.

Area 096
location: Southwest compartments G2 west chamber.
designation: Kitchen.
description: This large room is a fantastic bustle of activity at any hour of the day. Three great hearths command the entire west wall, and there is always something cooking. In the south corner, a stone staircase (staircase V) spirals cw up to G3 and ccw down to G1.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: room: 9' wood, flat. staircase: 7' stone, sloping.

Area 097
location: Southwest compartments G2 south chamber.
designation: Bakery.
description: Though not quite as busy as the kitchen, this room neverless sees its fair share of activity. Two great baking hearths span the south wall, and the baker is always preparing fresh bread before sunrise.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.

Area 098
location: Southwest compartments G2 south chamber.
designation: Brewery.
description: Not surprisingly, this room is popular amongst many of the garrison, and several of the troops are a frequent nuisance to the brewers.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.

Area 099
location: Southwest compartments G2 north wall.
designation: Southwest gallery.
description: This long gallery spans the length of the bailey, and is lined with an arcade of lancet window alcoves that face into the bailey. The gallery accesses the rooms of the northwest and southwest compartments.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' stone, vaulted.



Area 100
location: Southwest Curtain wall G3 top.
designation: Southwest curtain wall top.
description: This is the crenellated top of the curtain wall. The crenellations are 4' in height. The thin inner wall facing the bailey is only 2' in height. The center rectangular interiors of the southwest compartments are covered with A-frame adobe clay tile roofs constructed over flat, wood sub-roofs. The southwest tower and the south gatehouse rise approximately ten feet above the curtain wall top.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.



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