A House With a Moat- Does That Make It a Castle?

Just before the weekend, the foundation people removed the forms and sprayed the exterior with waterproofing. This left an actual basement foundation and walls that we could climb around in, albeit one with a waterless moat around it.

The view from the back of the house. We are sitting in the future back doorway.

The moat actually served to keep Zippy out of the structure. Something he wasn't entirely happy about.

-A