Dysartian
Castle on the Hill
Ravenscraig Castle was one of the first castles in Britain specifically designed to withstand cannon fire. The central part of the castle had a rounded shape (on the landward side) which was designed to deflect cannonballs and had walls 13 ft (4m thick). So Oliver Cromwell's Parlamentarian forces simply concentrated on blasting apart the parts of the castle walls out on the high crag, because they weren't so thick. Fortunately for history, our Ollie boy had to leave in order to kill some other revolting Scots elsewhere (many Scots were Royalists supporting King Charles) otherwise the whole castle might have been flattened. Match result: Artillery 1 Castle Defences 0.
Castle on the Hill
Ravenscraig Castle was one of the first castles in Britain specifically designed to withstand cannon fire. The central part of the castle had a rounded shape (on the landward side) which was designed to deflect cannonballs and had walls 13 ft (4m thick). So Oliver Cromwell's Parlamentarian forces simply concentrated on blasting apart the parts of the castle walls out on the high crag, because they weren't so thick. Fortunately for history, our Ollie boy had to leave in order to kill some other revolting Scots elsewhere (many Scots were Royalists supporting King Charles) otherwise the whole castle might have been flattened. Match result: Artillery 1 Castle Defences 0.