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Castle

Glossary of definitions of castle components.

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Terms listing

A

Abutment Adulterine Allure Angle-Spur Apse Arbalest Arbalestier Arcade Armoury Arrow Loops Arrow Slit Ashlar Atilliator Attainder Attiliator Aumbry

C

Caphouse Capital Caput Carpenter Castellan Castellation Castle Cavalier Tower Chamfer Chandler Chivalry Concentric Constable Corbel Counterscarp Creasing Crenellation Crenels Crosslet Cruck Culb Curtain Cusp Custo

D

Dais Daub Demesne Dernier Ressort Donjon Dormer Doune Drawbar Drawbridge Dressed Stone Drum Tower Drystone Duel

E

Embrasures Enceinte Escalade Ewerer

F

Facet Familia Fenestration Feudalism Forebuilding Forestair Fosse Freestone

G

Gabion Gallery Garderobe Garth Gatehouse Gong Farmer Groin Vault

H

Herald Heraldry Herisson Herringbone Masonry Hoarding Hornwork

I

Inner Ward Intra-Mural

J

K

Keep Keystone Kife

L

Laird Lance Lavabo Light Lintel Loophole Louver/Louvre

M

Machicolation Mangonel Mantle Mantlet Wall Mark Mason's Mark Merlon Mezzanine Moat Molding Motte Mullion Murage Mural Stairs Murder Holes

N

Newel Stair Noble

O

Offset Ogee Oillet Ope Oratory Oriel Oubliette

P

Palisade Parados Parapet Penthouse Pilaster Piscina Pit Prison Plinth Portcullis Postern Putlog Hole

Q

Quarrel Quintain Quoins

R

Rainures Rampart Reeve Relieving Arch Rere-Arch Revetment Revetting Ringwork Rubble

S

Screen Shingles Shutter Siege Siege Engine Siegework Sill Skene Slighting Smiths Solar Splay Springer Squinch Squire Stop String Course

T

Transom Trebuchet Trefoil Trunnions Turning Bridge Turret

U

V

Vault Voussoirs

W

Wall Plate Wall Walk Ward Warder Weeper Wicker Centering/Centring Wicket Gate Windlass

Y

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

Terms total # 209

Permanent link Castle - Modification date 2020-03-15 - Creation date 2020-02-26