Early castles Typical castles during the Norman period
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Early castles • Typical castles during the Norman period, built on a motte surronded by a bailey courtyard at the bottom
Launceston Castle in Cornwall
Later castles • The motte was replaced by a strong tower called keep, the focal point of the castle
Easier to defend Round keep
The most common in Wales • Concentric castles with outer or curtain walls
Later with king Henry VIII • To protect England from Spanish invasions he built rose -shaped castles
For safer protection A moat was a deep ditch filled with water all around the castles
To get to the castle A drawbridge was built
The entrance • A portcullis was a strong wooden and iron grating for blocking or allowing access
Against the enemy • Machicolations are holes in parapets through which stones and other weapons were thrown
Against the enemy • Murder holes are holes in the roof through which rocks or other things capable of causing death were dropped
Against the enemy • An arrow slit is a hole in a wall through which defenders could quickly fire arrows from bows
Against the enemy A gun loop is a hole through which to fire cannons.
For prisoners • A Dungeon was the jail were prisoners were held and tortured
More holes • Beam holes are where beams that held up the ceilings were fitted.
Connections • Spiral staircases inside towers connect the separate floors of a castle
Connections • Wall walks are passage ways between towers for soldiers on guard
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