The men gather at dawn near the stone tower, cradling knives in callused ... peaks that for centuries has kept one of the last living medieval cultures barricaded from the outside world.

Rather, the misnomer refers to a historic brown stone tower and its cream-colored street-level tunnel. For years, passersbys going through the structure unknowingly walked over some medieval ruins ...

This medieval watchtower from Dio Rods on Youtube ... we think it is. A gothic stone tower that would give Sauron a run for his money is linked to a further spire by a freestanding spiral staircase.

Tom and Peter are lifting the stone up the tower using a tread and a winch. These were the cranes of the medieval building site. Using manpower and pulleys to turn rope around a spindle and lift ...