Drawbridge

er...where is the main building?
What are these structures on the left and right...If the bridge is to the right. (the structure I see on the right)...Is that a boat buffer in the center of the pic? or a turnstill of a sorts?

your photos floor me!

Beautiful :-)

This would be a great place to have lunch. Fuck the most elegant restaurant in the world. I'd pack a lunch and eat it right here!

dang right, I'd perch right atop the thingy on the left ( making sure my harness was buckled of course!)

amazing environment

Hey, Nauseous, you sound like an interesting fellow. I'd have lunch with you in this hallowed place.

Whoa how big was this place?

Again a lovely shot.

Incredible, Motts! Love these historical pictures!!

Very nice.

i would love to go see this place, kinda far considering i live in South Africa

I know these posts are old, but for the benefit of following viewers;
@ quest: The main arsenal is behind the camera. In this picture, you are standing at the base of the main "road", if I recall, Moat Brae (or maybe Main Brae? the names are emblazoned on the walls and entries).
The wooden drawbridge, which is now in ruins in the moat, opened out to the gate pillars before you, leading straight to a mooring on the protected west side of the island. You can see one of the mooring bollards here in the distance between the pillars. This is the spot which I always landed my Achilles, as the rest of the island's shore is impossibly inaccessible. A perfect site for an arsenal.
I was a kid the last time I saw these, but I figure the pillars stand about 7 or 8 feet tall. Not very suitable to perch upon for a luncheon, but many a bag lunch did I consume here... :p

@Poisonousxbeauty:
How big? HUGE! MONSTROUS!
You could spend a month of Sundays combing this derelict, and never see it all. There are miles of walkways winding through the wilds, and some beautiful secret caves on the east side of the island.

The windows seen here on the right are the first in a series of embedded structures which line both sides of the main access, which comprise the various inns and shops which once operated here. This place was apparently a thriving "village", and a great number of treasures remained within.
I am guilty of having liberated a number of small knick-knacks from the bowels of these buildings in my youth nearly 30 years ago, and I fear many have followed in my footsteps since then. I wonder if many of the ruined antiques were taken; the inns had some brass and iron bedframes in their lower levels, and some kerosene table lamps had remained. Buttons, belts, and shoe buckles could be found in various places, amongst other evidence of human habitation.
There is a local legend concerning Bannerman's wealth, it is said that a substantial sum had been secreted away somewhere on the Island, most likely near the citadel atop the island. I searched the most remote portions of the island many times, but never found anything other than the expected ruins and artifacts. Quite a modern archaeological site.

Thank you, Mott, for the most beautiful photos I have ever seen of this forgotton New World castle.

Hey Ghost -
Does anyone know whether all the explosives have been blown yet? I mean, is there any possibility of any further explosions? And is this place still owned by NY state?

In addition, how does one contact Bannerman's Trust if they want to visit? It would certainly be an adventure for me!