Sections Of A Castle

Merlons and crenets caerphilly castle by simon burchell cc by sa.

Sections of a castle. 15 defining parts of a castle motte. With intricately detailed cross sections each layer of a castle is presented so readers can explore layer upon layer of castle life including the people their possessions and how they lived as well as how they defended themselves from enemy attacks and settled down for an evening of entertainment. The battlements are the top sections of the outer wall of the castle.

For these people stephen biesty takes readers inside castles in cross sections. A bailey was the. The word castle is derived from the latin word castellum which is a diminutive of the word castrum meaning fortified place the old english castel old french castel or chastel french château spanish castillo portuguese castelo italian castello and a number of words in other languages also derive from castellum.

A medieval castle layout of the old castle in york england. This walkway is built right up against the outer wall and is called the rampart. Biesty breaks cross sections.

An important function of a castle was to store weapons for use in war or in times of attack. Now to access these battlements the archers would stand on a walk way that was a wall in it s own right. However many medieval castles shared similar features defensive barbicans and deep moats with a kitchen and a great hall.

In this case a wooden section was built overhanging the wall called a hoarding. Castle is intended to strike the fancy of children but certainly appeals to adults interested in the topic as a sort of coffee table book. They needed bases from where they could.

Battlements were the series of raised sections with gaps between them running along the top of a castle wall. Defenders could fire arrows from the gaps the crenels and hide behind the raised parts the merlons. The word castle was introduced into english shortly before the norman.