Scott Wolter
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Most of those stones in the tower are glacial cobbles that are rounded or semi-rounded, right?
But along the top there, it goes all the way around.
There are flat stones like slate stones that that's where the roofline met the tower.
And they probably used lead flashing, you know, for waterproofing.
So we have exactly remnants that are clues that tell us that this had a first story structure.
Well, if it had a first story structure, how can it function as a windmill?
It can't.
On top of that, you know what else is inside there?
A fireplace.
What the hell would you have a fireplace and a windmill for?
The grain dust would explode, right?
I mean, look at you.
You're laughing, right?
Because it's ridiculous.
It is.
So in any β and interestingly enough, the fireplace has twin flues, which is old Scottish castle β
fireplace architecture, and it's in there.
Now, I mean, these things begin to line up, and it becomes, frankly, laughable after a while.
And there are seven windows in the tower,
Seven windows?