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  1. outher and inner defence
  2. inner and outher walls
  3. inner and outher towers
  4. gatehouse, drawbridge and barbicans
  5. a moat
  6. baileys or wards
  7. living quarters and support buildings
  8. keeps and donjons
  9. great halls
  10. chapels
  11. stables
  12. wells
  13. workshops
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Q: What were the characteristics of a castle in the middle ages?
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