Morten St George Theory

[Morten St. George]

The topography severely limits what could be built.

From the VMS depiction, we cannot determine the size of the fortress nor its precise location on the mountaintop though it seems logical that the tower would be on the same side as the pathway up the mountain.

There have been archaeological excavations done and the old 13thC castle plan is known.

I'm quite sure I read that the dismantling of the Cathar fortress was so complete that they left no stone behind. Quite literally, every stone was removed from the mountain so I can't even imagine how your archaeological excavations could have any validity.

Please show me the original 13th-century blueprints for the construction of that fortress.

By the way Morten, the article explains that the water storage was not up in a tower as you presume but in a cistern on one of the artificial terraces where housing was built below the castle.

The water tower comes as a logical conclusion from the circular tower depicted with blue color on top. Do you really believe a cistern was enough to supply five hundred people with water for a ten-month siege?

None of these inhabited terraces are visible in the VMS description: the "cliffs" are bare.

This premise of yours that "it is not known, therefore I'm right" is a logical fallacy. Especially when things are known.

I am not claiming that it proves me right but that, upon proving others wrong, it increases the odds that I am right!