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 Tower areas:

Area 101
location: Southwest Tower G1 chamber.
designation: Storage.
description: This large storeroom is divided by a stout center support wall. The rooms contain a variety of crates, casks and barrels filled with dry provisions and supplies. The tower walls are lined with arrow loop alcoves that face onto the south and west moat.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: room: 9' stone, vaulted. passage: 7' stone, vaulted. alcoves: 7' stone, flat.

Area 102
location: West curtain wall G1.
designation: Latrine cesspit.
description: This is a sewage reservoir that must be routinely emptied. A single latrine chute dumps into this pit. Two small angled vents help prevent overfill.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 7' stone, flat.



Area 103
location: Southwest Tower G2 chamber.
designation: Barracks.
description: This floor is divided by a stout center support wall. The rooms quarter units of the garrison company assigned to the west curtain wall perimeter. The tower walls are lined with arrow loop alcoves that face onto the south and west moat. A side passage off the north arrow loop alcove accesses a latrine for the tower garrison.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: room: 9' stone, vaulted. passage: 7' stone, vaulted. alcoves and latrine: 7' stone, flat.



Area 104
location: Southwest Tower G3 staircase gallery.
designation: Southwest tower staircase gallery.
description: A gallery encircles the inner rooms of the tower's third floor, accesses both staircases, and opens onto the curtain wall top. The main staircase (staircase V) spirals ccw down to G2, while the roof staircase (staircase W) spirals cw up to G4. The gallery is lined with arrow loop alcoves facing the south and west moat and accesses the curtain wall top.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: gallery: 7' stone, vaulted. staircase: 7' stone, sloping. alcoves: 7' stone, flat.

Area 105
location: Southwest Tower G3 northeast chamber.
designation: Sergeants' quarters.
description: This small room quarters several of the garrison sergeants.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.

Area 106
location: Southwest Tower G3 southeast chamber.
designation: Sergeants' quarters.
description: This small room quarters several of the garrison sergeants.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.

Area 107
location: Southwest Tower G3 southwest chamber.
designation: Fourth Captain's bedchamber.
description: This is the bedchamber of the Fourth Captain, the officer who commands the southwest tower, the west tower and west curtain wall defense.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.

Area 108
location: Southwest Tower G3 northwest chamber.
designation: Lieutenants' quarters.
description: This small room quarters junior garrison officers.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.
ceiling: 9' wood, flat.



Area 109
location: Southwest Tower G4 roof.
designation: Southwest tower roof.
description: This is the crenellated top of the southwest tower. The crenellations are 4' in height. The stone staircase (staircase W) spirals ccw down to G3. The roof stands approximately ten feet above the curtain walls. The center octagonal interior is covered with a steeple frame adobe clay tile roof constructed over a flat, wood sub-roof.
floor: stone.
walls: stone.



Darkfuries: Castles and Keeps Copyright © 2002 by Brian K. Moseley. All rights reserved.