Moy Castle 4

After exploring the ground floor I was led up a narrow stairway to a small side chamber. On its floor lay a plywood panel, set there to prevent anyone from inadvertently falling into the pit. That had actually happened to one of the owner’s dogs (but they’d managed to rescue it). The panel was lifted up to expose a narrow hole in the floor. Looking down into the dark pit I could make out a flat surface of pitch-black water. The water level was high so I could not see the rock at the bottom where a prisoner could stand to keep their head above the water.

Entrance to the prison

Looking into the pit (the bright spot is the reflection of the camera flash on the water)

Moy Castle 3

This ground floor room in Moy castle is what may have been the chapel. Just around the corner a small flight of stairs leads up to the Hall. You can find photos of the hall, and of several other rooms in the castle in this link. Sadly, none of my photos of the hall turned out. This was back in the days of film cameras, when you had no idea what your photos were like until a few weeks after you got home. What a disappointment it was to open an envelope of developed photos only to discover a bunch were underexposed. Of course the challenge these day of having camera cards that can hold hundreds of photos is to not spend all your time taking pictures.  

Tomorrow we'll climb a narrow stairway to peer down into the pit prison.