A forbidding place

Heading out in a day or so. No snow on the ground right now apparently, the (very) early snowfalls have abated, but more's surely on the way soon.
Here's a photo from a month or so ago.

A forbidding place, those medieval architects knew how to do 'intimidating'. At something like 4,000 feet above sea level this is an amazing and desolate spot. The ancient castle has survived 900-odd years of ice and storms. How it copes with the arrival of our film crew and armies of warriors we'll soon know. It's a stunning place.