The shutters were up and the blinds down.

Moreover, heavy curtains were drawn across the windows.
When Adam commented on this, Sir Nathaniel said in a whisper: "Wait till we are alone, and I'll tell you why this is done; in the meantime not a word or a sign.

You will approve when we have had a talk together." They said no more on the subject till after dinner, when they were ensconced in Sir Nathaniel's study, which was on the top storey.

Doom Tower was a lofty structure, situated on an eminence high up in the Peak.
The top commanded a wide prospect, ranging from the hills above the Ribble to the near side of the Brow, which marked the northern bound of ancient Mercia.

It was of the early Norman period, less than a century younger than Castra Regis.