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A curtain wall is a type of defensive wall forming part of the defenses of some medieval castles. A curtain wall, or enclosing wall, of a castle bounded or enclosed the castle. Most often it was attached to the towers and gatehouse. There are examples of walls dividing or splitting a bailey into two wards, and this is called a cross-curtain. Some curtain walls would be built around the bailey of a motte castle.
The curtain wall was the main wall of the castle. It was usually surrounded by a moat or other feature that made it hard to approach. It was usually high enough that it would be hard to scale with a ladder, even if an attacker could get a ladder to it. It was thick enough to withstand impact from stones thrown by catapults. It had a walkway along the top, on the inside, protected from the enemy, but where defenders could shoot arrows at the enemy or attack anyone who managed to scale the wall. At intervals, it had towers or bastions, that projected from it and had slit windows so archers could shoot at anyone attacking.
Large courtyard outside of the inner ward but still held within the out curtain wall.
A curtain wall is a defensive wall between two fortified towers or bastions of a castle, fortress, or town.
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Does warwick castle have a curtain wall?
yes it does
What are the defensive features of Arundle castle?
moat/ditch around the castle,built on a 90 foot high hill,a 9 feet thick curtain wall
What is a curtai n wall?
A curtain wall is a wall that surrounds the castle for protection.
What is a castle wall called?
these fortifications were called ringworks, the castle's primary defense against attack
What were the advantages and disadvantages of the curtain wall castle?
old but nice
What was Kenilworth Castle's inner curtain wall used for?
it was a secone line of defence on a castle it surrounded the keep and the motte
Names of concentric castles?
The outer wall of a castle is called a curtain wall. Inside it is a ward or bailey. Sometimes a castle has a second curtain wall in the ward, providing a second line of defense in case the outer one fails. Such a castle is called a concentric castle. There is a link to an article on concentric castles below.
What are stone castles?
stone walls around a castle are called curtain walls. they are built for defence.
What do you call the perimeter wall which runs all around the edge of the castle as a first line of defence?
Is it a curtain wall or a concentric one?
What is Batters on a castle?
A section at the base of a castle wall that is angled in such a manner to make dropped stones bounce away from the curtain wall and into the enemy. The batters also add strength to the base of the wall walk.
What were the similarities of stone keep castles and motte and bailey castles?
There are quite a few simerlarities between a Motte and Bailey castle and a Stone Keep castle: * Both types of castles have an curtain wall running around the side of the castle * They both also have a keep in the middle of the castle * In the area between the keep and the curtain wall is a few buildings like stables of guardrooms.
When the Prague castle was built?
Prague Castle started as a wooden Fortress built in the 9th century. In the 18th century,the castle expanded. New buildings were added, also the 'wall' that can be seen from downtown Prague. This wall is a number of neo-classical buildings.
