Temporary wooden structures built over the walls to protect the castle from arrows.
An attack on a castle. Usually an army surrounds the castle, tries to get in or cut off its food supply, and tries to take control of the castle.
A stone lined hole in the ground that only the rich could afford. The Garderobe (toilet on the side of a castle wall) led into this hole.
A Gate like barrier that closes up and down into the wall. It has holes in it so you can shoot arrows through it. There is always a door behind it.
A practice space inside castle walls where swordsmanship can be practiced.
holes in a wall that archers could shoot arrows through. These protect the archers and the enemy cannot seen where the arrows are coming from.
A toilet on the side of the castle wall. The waste either ends up in a moat, a cesspit, or pile up at the bottom.
In England it means: the prison cells at the bottom of the castle. In France it means: the keep.
Tooth design on top of castle walls. Archers can shoot arrows from behind them.
A wall in between two towers.
Holes in the ceiling from where rocks, boiling water, arrows, etc. can be dropped on invaders.
A practice space that is in between the Inner Bailey walls and the outer walls. It is longer and more narrow than the Inner Bailey and is used to practice archery.
A large country estate of a nobleman.
An early form of castle building. A Motte is: a natural or manmade hill where the lord lives. A Bailey is: a wooden fence enclosed area, below the Motte. Villagers, peasants, soldiers, and servants lived their.
A political and social system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty, military assistance, and other services.