D&D 5E Cragmaw Castle (possible LMoP spoilers)

[PnPgamer]

Where is that structure IRL?

its in each hopeful dm's heart.

 

[Noctem]

For some reason I was under the impression it was a very, very elaborate model, but i could be completely wrong. I'd also like to know what that thing is exactly.

Google fu gave me another angle of the same place but not the name of the location or even if it's a real place yet. ill keep looking though.

 

[Nebulous]

yeah i do think it's a scaled model, not an aerial photograph of some ancient structure.

 

[S'mon]

yeah i do think it's a scaled model, not an aerial photograph of some ancient structure.

Expanding the image it's not a model, it's real - check the vegetation. It appears to be
brickwork not stone. There are openings in the cliffs behind it.

Edit: Here you go:
http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/201...aly-hauntingly-beautiful-valley-of-the-mills/

Exploring Sorrento’s Hauntingly Beautiful “Valley of the Mills”
Between 35,000 and 37,000 years ago a massive volcanic eruption shook the Mediterranean, carving a deep chasm in the limestone plateau adjacent to current centre of old town Sorrento. Over time, water running through the basin between Punta Scutolo and the Cape of Sorrento forced its way through volcanic debris and carved out new channels to the sea. Settlements sprang-up and the Valley of the Mills was born.The mills, featured in our popular article 5 Pillars of the Abandoned World, were constructed where two streams met, creating a widening of the gorge at the foot of Villa La Rupe. The ruins include a flour mill, which remained in use until the early 20th century. An adjacent sawmill supplied high quality wood to Sorrento’s
cabinet makers.
Eventually, rising damp brought about by the construction of Piazzo Tasso in 1866 led to the Valley of the Mills’ increasing isolation from the sea, and it was gradually abandoned over the years. The humid environment created a micro-climate that reportedly proved favourable to the growth of “Phillitus Vulgaris”, a rare fern, consuming the ruins in a layer of rich green flora. Today, tourists can wander down stone ramps into the valley, or gaze down upon the ruins from Via Fuorimura.

 

[Noctem]

Oh nice, thank you for posting the info I thought it was a castle, not a mill!

 

[Nebulous]

Expanding the image it's not a model, it's real - check the vegetation. It appears to be
brickwork not stone. There are openings in the cliffs behind it.

Edit: Here you go:
http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/201...aly-hauntingly-beautiful-valley-of-the-mills/

Exploring Sorrento’s Hauntingly Beautiful “Valley of the Mills”
Between 35,000 and 37,000 years ago a massive volcanic eruption shook the Mediterranean, carving a deep chasm in the limestone plateau adjacent to current centre of old town Sorrento. Over time, water running through the basin between Punta Scutolo and the Cape of Sorrento forced its way through volcanic debris and carved out new channels to the sea. Settlements sprang-up and the Valley of the Mills was born.The mills, featured in our popular article 5 Pillars of the Abandoned World, were constructed where two streams met, creating a widening of the gorge at the foot of Villa La Rupe. The ruins include a flour mill, which remained in use until the early 20th century. An adjacent sawmill supplied high quality wood to Sorrento’s
cabinet makers.
Eventually, rising damp brought about by the construction of Piazzo Tasso in 1866 led to the Valley of the Mills’ increasing isolation from the sea, and it was gradually abandoned over the years. The humid environment created a micro-climate that reportedly proved favourable to the growth of “Phillitus Vulgaris”, a rare fern, consuming the ruins in a layer of rich green flora. Today, tourists can wander down stone ramps into the valley, or gaze down upon the ruins from Via Fuorimura.

you rock man, thanks. yeah, you can tell now it's a real place. WOW. What a place huh?

 

[devincutler]

I am almost positive it even says in the Cragmaw description that the floor of the second level is now the roof for the ruined structure.

 

[Unwise]

The trees in the bottom right of those pics look as fake as can be to me. They must be the trees that bad model railway/aquarium miniatures are often based upon. I always thought the models were crappy, turns out they are fine and trees really do look like plastic sticks with neon green leaves glued on. I learnt something today.

 

[jrowland]

Hah! I almost posted, "That stream looks artificial to me. Look at the sides. Of course, it could be man-made, like for a mill or something."

Then I read more of the thread.