So Cornwall again, and the beautiful ridiculous of Tintagel Castle.
At the top back, is the upper yard which had housing/accommodation. Then you come down to the lower yard with the entrance, stables etc which led across to the Great Hall. Well it did, before that bit fell into the sea. The side of the upper yard did too. (Why would any build a castle in such a precarious position? )
The story, for those that do, goes back to one Geoffrey of Monmouth who wrote a book in which he present Tintagel Castle as the birthplace of King Arthur. Then a century later, the Richard, Earl of Cornwall come along and built the castle. He was the younger the brother of one of the King Henries, III I think, and wanted to tie himself or his family to the history/mythology of the area. (Tintagel is also the castle of King Mark from Tristan & Isolde, it was rather busy.) I don't believe anyone else lived there after Richard, other than caretakers. A century later, it was already ruinous. It's basically a giant folly.
Even so, you'd think the earl could have found somewhere slightly more stable to build. (I wonder if the builders objected?)

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