Relier Pairs MEDIEVAL CASTLESVersion en ligne Parts of a medieval castles. par Alfonso Poza 1 MOAT 2 WALL 3 DRAWBRIDGE 4 BATTLEMENT 5 STABLE 6 ARROW SLIT 7 KEEP 8 PORTCULLIS 9 PATROL PATH A raised protected walkway behind a castle battlement. A building where horses are kept A narrow vertical aperture in a fortification through which an archer can launch arrows. A wall around the top of a castle, with regular spaces in it through which the people inside the castle can shoot A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defence against attack. A strong gate made of bars that hangs above the entrance to a castle and was brought down to the ground in order to close the entrance against enemies A structure made of stone built creating a line of defense. A bridge that can be raised or brought down in order to protect a castle from attack A type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility.
