I'm sure the battering can be minimised by gentle handywork, and the damage caused by all year round visitors reduced by using a webcam instead.
Too late for gentle handywork as its seen much better days, Webcam is a good ideal but you can't beat the thrill of actually being inside the old ruin and feeling the damage caused by huge battering rams that pounded away over the years
I'm sure its seen its fair share of kings and a few queens, even knights but they normally stayed for one night... I would go there more often but I seem to always come away smelling a bit musty and damp.
"Coming away smelling musty and damp" is a bit of a clue. I reckon you're really Snow White and you've kept quiet about those other two dwarfs.
Just come back from Dorset. Didn't go up the castle though. It really is a derelict ruin having had too many assaults from both front and rear. The surrounding flora and fauna is a bit overgrown as well. All could do with a damn good trim. Good view from the hill tops above which are still in relatively good shape. Some excellent leisure time can be had up there. The Scotts Arms has a particularly good view - just to show I have been there!!!!
You need to be very careful though, entry can be very hazardous from the front. If the portcullis comes down when you're entering, a quick withdrawal is recommended. You could try from the rear, but hazards await and you could esily slip down the wrong passage into a very dark place. I've no doubt Massive has been there and tried both options. The question is which did he prefer?
