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172:. Today, in monument conservation circles, they are often described as burdensome, cost-intensive "historic legacies" because of the water damage caused to their foundations. As a result, many moats around castles in Germany have been drained, or more rarely filled, especially since the 1960s.
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castles that had formerly been fortified changed their role or were converted over the course of time so that they became largely representational and residential buildings. The characteristic moats thus lost their original security function, but were retained in some cases as an element of
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Forde-Johnston describes such a site as "a castle in which water plays a prominent part in the defences." Apart from hindering attackers, an abundant supply of water was also an advantage during a
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and that could be raised for protection in the event of an attack. To some extent these water castles had a fortress-like character.
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water bodies such as river courses, or which stand on islands or peninsulas in a natural marshland, pond, lake or sea.
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or "Water Castle Route" has been established in the triangle formed by the cities of
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was later rebuilt as a residential manor, the German term becomes
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120:. Such a castle usually had only one entrance, which was via a
1699:
Gothein, Marie Luise
Schroeter and Walter P. Wright (2014).
1717:
Barnsley, UK and
Havertown, PA, USA: Pen & Sword Books.
1694:
Castles of
Britain and Ireland: The Ultimate Reference Book
96:. When stately homes were built in such a location, or a
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Suffolk
Institute of Archaeology and History (2005).
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in a river or offshore. The term comes from
European
1417:, formerly Gramvoussa (Greek) and Gorygos (Armenian)
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2014:
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1597:at theworldgeography.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
142:castles whose primary means of protection is from
116:. Topographically, such structures are a type of
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1623:at achen-tourismus.de. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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452:Klaffenbach Castle, (16th century, Saxony)
1706:Kaufmann, J. E. and H.W. Kaufmann (2004)
127:There is a further distinction between:
27:Castle that is largely defended by water
1652:The David & Charles Book of Castles
1583:Kaufmann & Kaufmann (2004), p. 229.
1543:
1541:
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191:which links 120 castles and palaces.
7:
3140:Weapons Storage and Security System
348:", literally 'water castle', means
1692:Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1996).
1654:. David & Charles. p. 89.
1650:Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980).
25:
1676:Great Medieval Castles of Britain
1674:Forde-Johnston, James L. (1979).
1551:Great Medieval Castles of Britain
1548:Forde-Johnston, James L. (1979).
84:) or natural waterbodies such as
3639:
3638:
1535:Gothein (2014), pp. 22, 52, etc.
362:Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers
135:water-filled moats or man-made
337:Please notice that in French "
131:castles that are protected by
1:
3035:British "hedgehog" road block
104:, lit. "water palace/manor".
38:(Gelderland, the Netherlands)
3445:Cities with defensive walls
3030:Defensive fighting position
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2324:
2315:
2170:
1713:Lepage, Jean-Denis (2023).
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1594:12 Wonderful Water Castles
392:Château de Sully-sur-Loire
332:Château de Sully-sur-Loire
3629:
3075:Hardened aircraft shelter
3050:Entry control point (ECP)
1710:. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo.
882:Kapellendorf Water Castle
491:Bad Rappenau Water Castle
372:Château du Plessis-Bourré
3572:Continuity of government
1228:Kulla Gunnarstorp Castle
853:Flechtingen water castle
752:Wilkinghege Water Castle
357:Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil
3394:Motte-and-bailey castle
3100:Missile launch facility
3095:Main line of resistance
1790:
1701:A History of Garden Art
1511:See e.g. Gothein (2014)
929:Taman Sari Water Castle
826:Hainewalde Water Castle
602:Friedewald Water Castle
424:Friedewald water castle
3470:Military installations
3334:
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2827:Scarp and Counterscarp
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1808:
1799:
1781:
1696:. David & Charles.
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1330:
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675:North Rhine-Westphalia
663:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
528:Schloss Reichersbeuern
481:
471:
461:
453:
445:
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417:
407:
334:
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253:Kasteel van Wijnendale
223:
61:
50:
39:
3239:Floating water castle
2970:Admiralty scaffolding
2263:Fortified buildings (
1346:
1336:
1326:
1283:Trolle-Ljungby Castle
1159:
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1127:
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966:
848:Reinharz Water Castle
477:
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139:, i.e. moated castles
56:
45:
33:
3582:Subterranean warfare
2535:Viking ring fortress
1108:Štítnik Water Castle
776:Rhineland-Palatinate
632:Hülsede Water Castle
460:Gommern Water Castle
377:Château de Trécesson
278:Červená Lhota Castle
238:Trakai Island Castle
3399:Quadrangular castle
3135:Weapon storage area
2491:Quadrangular castle
1634:Water Castles Route
1466:Caerlaverock Castle
1443:Herstmonceux Castle
1338:Caerlaverock Castle
787:Alte Burg (Koblenz)
782:Alte Burg (Boppard)
627:Fallersleben Castle
382:Château de Suscinio
255:(Wijnendale Castle)
3130:Underground hangar
2915:Fire control tower
2712:Gunpowder magazine
2140:Butter-churn tower
1620:Water castle route
1415:Kızkalesi (castle)
1351:
1341:
1331:
1233:Landskrona Citadel
1188:Gåsevadholm Castle
1164:
1154:
1132:
1019:Cannenburgh Castle
1015:
1012:Cannenburgh Castle
971:
859:Schleswig-Holstein
732:Nordkirchen Palace
523:Mespelbrunn Castle
482:
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257:
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163:In many places in
154:are such examples.
62:
60:(Bavaria, Germany)
58:Mespelbrunn Castle
51:
40:
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3652:
3577:Military urbanism
3511:Fortified gateway
3384:Concentric castle
3148:
3147:
3065:Fire support base
2905:Coastal artillery
2780:(Spanish America)
2374:
2216:Concentric castle
1703:. Cambridge: CUP.
1561:978-0-370-30236-2
1488:Caerphilly Castle
1448:Kenilworth Castle
1378:Bottmingen Castle
1348:Caerphilly Castle
1318:Vittskövle Castle
1288:Trolleholm Castle
1273:Strömsholm Palace
1243:Maltesholm Castle
1198:Häckeberga Castle
1168:Älvsborg Fortress
1161:Vittskövle Castle
1039:Ammersoyen Castle
1024:Hoensbroek Castle
870:Glücksburg Castle
821:Moritzburg Castle
761:Wittringen Castle
747:Vischering Castle
714:Morsbroich Castle
652:Wendhausen Castle
578:Schönebeck Palace
485:Baden-Württemberg
479:Glücksburg Castle
469:Moritzburg Castle
443:Vischering Castle
261:Wijnendale Castle
49:(Sussex, England)
16:(Redirected from
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3526:National redoubt
3455:Fortified estate
3379:Circular rampart
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3311:
3302:
3220:
2980:Anti-tank trench
2975:Air raid shelter
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2910:Disappearing gun
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1493:Beaumaris Castle
1298:Vaxholm Fortress
1268:Stegeborg Castle
1263:Skabersjö Castle
1223:Kronoberg Castle
1218:Krapperup Castle
1213:Krageholm Castle
1193:Gripsholm Castle
1049:Brederode Castle
997:Sidon Sea Castle
985:Takamatsu Castle
951:in a broad way,
941:Castello Estense
657:Wolfsburg Castle
611:Fürstenau Palace
590:Bergedorf Palace
573:Blomendal Castle
496:Inzlingen Castle
387:Château de Sully
367:Château de Pirou
347:
175:In Germany, the
118:low-lying castle
92:, mainly German
36:Doorwerth Castle
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3292:Imperial castle
3265:Coercion castle
3260:Coastal defence
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3205:Promontory fort
3175:Hillside castle
3144:
3060:Fallout shelter
3025:Concertina wire
3005:Border security
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2869:
2578:
2211:Coercion castle
2199:Cheval de frise
2181:Chemin de ronde
2029:Albarrana tower
2010:
1955:Schwedenschanze
1932:Promontory fort
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1388:Hagenwil Castle
1374:
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1308:Vibyholm Castle
1303:Vegeholm Castle
1293:Vadstena Castle
1278:Tosterup Castle
1258:Osbyholm Castle
1203:Hjularyd Castle
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1061:Lidzbark Castle
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1044:Kasteel Radboud
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838:Calvörde Castle
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677:
669:Schwerin Castle
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598:
586:
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553:
545:Spandau Citadel
540:Köpenick Palace
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504:
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433:Schwerin Castle
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325:
308:
300:Spøttrup Castle
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269:
246:
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177:Wasserburgroute
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12:
11:
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3609:Trench warfare
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3604:Tunnel warfare
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3190:Lowland castle
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3180:Hilltop castle
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3055:Electric fence
3052:
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3045:Dragon's teeth
3042:
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2259:Flanking tower
2256:
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1861:
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1722:External links
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1450:(moat drained)
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1438:Caister Castle
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1422:United Kingdom
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1395:
1393:Hallwyl Castle
1390:
1385:
1383:Chillon Castle
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1368:
1362:
1360:Făgăraş Castle
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1328:Chillon Castle
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1313:Viderup Castle
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980:Nakatsu Castle
977:
975:Imabari Castle
968:Imabari Castle
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957:
956:
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953:Venice Arsenal
949:
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936:
933:
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899:Methoni Castle
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770:Lembeck Castle
767:
758:
749:
744:
739:
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729:
723:Moyland Castle
720:
711:
702:
700:Gimborn Castle
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364:
359:
324:
321:
320:
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314:
312:Kajaani Castle
307:
304:
303:
302:
297:
295:Egeskov Castle
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287:
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275:
268:
267:Czech Republic
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242:
241:
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165:Central Europe
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157:
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148:Island castles
140:
109:
106:
90:castle studies
86:island castles
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3683:
3672:
3671:Water castles
3669:
3667:
3664:
3663:
3661:
3646:
3645:
3632:
3631:
3628:
3620:
3617:
3616:
3615:
3614:Urban warfare
3612:
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3598:
3595:
3594:
3593:
3590:
3588:
3585:
3583:
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3568:
3567:Civil defense
3565:
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3461:
3458:
3456:
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3448:
3446:
3443:
3441:
3438:
3436:
3435:Bastion forts
3433:
3432:
3430:
3426:
3420:
3419:Z-plan castle
3417:
3415:
3412:
3410:
3407:
3405:
3402:
3400:
3397:
3395:
3392:
3390:
3389:L-plan castle
3387:
3385:
3382:
3380:
3377:
3375:
3374:Bridge castle
3372:
3370:
3367:
3366:
3364:
3360:
3354:
3351:
3349:
3346:
3344:
3343:Refuge castle
3341:
3338:
3337:
3332:
3330:
3327:
3325:
3324:Military base
3322:
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3318:
3313:
3310:
3309:
3304:
3301:
3300:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3288:
3287:Hunting lodge
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3246:
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3219:
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3213:
3211:
3208:
3206:
3203:
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3200:Moated castle
3198:
3196:
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3191:
3188:
3186:
3185:Island castle
3183:
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3158:
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3155:
3153:By topography
3151:
3141:
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3133:
3131:
3128:
3126:
3125:Submarine pen
3123:
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3108:
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3101:
3098:
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3080:Hesco bastion
3078:
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2397:Machicolation
2395:
2393:
2392:L-plan castle
2390:
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2376:
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2100:
2097:
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2024:Advanced work
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1248:Örebro Castle
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1208:Kalmar Castle
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
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1181:
1179:
1178:Dybäck Castle
1176:
1174:
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1169:
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1162:
1158:
1152:
1151:Kalmar Castle
1148:
1141:
1137:
1136:Otočec Castle
1134:
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1129:Otočec Castle
1126:
1119:
1114:
1113:Vranov Castle
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3592:Siege engine
3560:Other topics
3484:Related word
3450:Defense line
3414:Tower castle
3369:Bastion fort
3353:Urban castle
3281:Ganerbenburg
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3234:Water castle
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3210:Ridge castle
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3195:Marsh castle
3010:Bomb shelter
2990:Belgian gate
2963:20th century
2874:19th century
2812:Retrenchment
2784:Punji sticks
2693:Entrenchment
2688:Device Forts
2655:Counterguard
2590:Early modern
2520:Tower castle
2456:Powder tower
2431:Outer bailey
2343:Inner bailey
2317:Gulyay-gorod
2285:Ganerbenburg
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2279:Fujian tulou
2221:Corner tower
2160:Chamber gate
2130:Bridge tower
1978:Trou de loup
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1454:Leeds Castle
1403:Wyher Castle
1398:Wörth Castle
1238:Malmö Castle
1096:Parič Castle
945:Castello di
916:Tokaj Castle
865:Eutin Castle
705:Haus Kemnade
621:Lower Saxony
518:Kleinbardorf
513:Irmelshausen
406:Bad Rappenau
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3348:Toll castle
3317:Lustschloss
3299:Kaiserpfalz
3229:Spur castle
3224:Rock castle
3165:Hill castle
3160:Cave castle
3120:Spider hole
3020:Bremer wall
2985:Barbed tape
2881:Barbed wire
2555:Witch tower
2525:Tower house
2515:Toll castle
2501:Shield wall
2421:Murder hole
2310:Guard tower
1927:Pincer gate
1874:Faussebraye
1372:Switzerland
1253:Örup Castle
1084:Belém Tower
1003:Netherlands
742:Dyck Palace
727:Bedburg-Hau
647:Schelenburg
557:Plattenburg
551:Brandenburg
508:Brennhausen
415:Brennhausen
350:water tower
342: [
317:Olavinlinna
170:landscaping
108:Description
94:Burgenkunde
3660:Categories
3516:Gatekeeper
3336:Ordensburg
3308:Landesburg
3115:Sentry gun
3070:Flak tower
3000:Blast wall
2920:Gun turret
2817:Sally port
2722:Kotta mara
2662:Couvreface
2626:Breastwork
2621:Blockhouse
2599:Abwurfdach
2550:Watchtower
2540:Wall tower
2496:Shell keep
2446:Portcullis
2441:Peel tower
2426:Neck ditch
2385:Landesburg
2333:Half tower
2291:Gate tower
2236:Drawbridge
2078:Battlement
1994:Wagon fort
1837:Chengqiang
1687:0370302362
1519:References
1115:(vanished)
1071:Szydłowiec
1034:Loevestein
1029:Muiderslot
718:Leverkusen
685:Düsseldorf
637:Lütetsburg
606:Friedewald
133:artificial
122:drawbridge
98:Wasserburg
3619:Guerrilla
3362:By design
3110:Revetment
2925:Land mine
2856:Star fort
2683:Crownwork
2678:Covertway
2611:Barricade
2252:Embrasure
2165:Chartaque
2095:Bergfried
2053:Arrowslit
1879:Gatehouse
1849:City gate
1810:Castellum
1776:Acropolis
1524:Citations
923:Indonesia
876:Thuringia
642:Osterburg
615:Steinbach
3644:Category
3634:See also
3521:Loophole
3409:Ringwork
3404:Ringfort
3329:Obstacle
3170:Hillfort
3090:Loophole
2888:Barbette
2863:Tenaille
2846:Sea fort
2776:Presidio
2736:Magazine
2717:Hornwork
2650:Cavalier
2645:Casemate
2638:Caponier
2481:Ringwork
2369:Detinets
2338:Hoarding
2243:Enceinte
2118:Bretèche
2063:Bartizan
2058:Barbican
2034:Alcazaba
1962:Stockade
1942:Ringfort
1922:Palisade
1894:Landwehr
1889:Hillfort
1460:Scotland
1367:fortress
1173:Bollerup
1120:Slovenia
1104:(ruined)
1098:(ruined)
1090:Slovakia
1078:Portugal
947:Sirmione
918:(ruined)
809:Illingen
793:Saarland
765:Gladbeck
561:Prignitz
195:Examples
34:Plan of
3551:Vedette
3541:Schloss
3506:Festung
3501:Dungeon
3496:Château
3440:Castles
3248:By role
3105:Pillbox
2935:Outpost
2851:Station
2839:Schanze
2822:Sandbag
2807:Redoubt
2791:Ravelin
2759:Palanka
2743:Orillon
2729:Lunette
2671:Coupure
2616:Bastion
2606:Arsenal
2574:Zwinger
2486:Roundel
2476:Ricetto
2451:Postern
2436:Outwork
2360:Kremlin
2231:Curtain
2206:Citadel
2190:Chemise
2150:Caltrop
2068:Bastion
2041:Alcázar
1937:Rampart
1915:Oppidum
1908:Nuraghe
1854:Crannog
1828:Castros
1764:Ancient
1662:General
1427:England
1354:Romania
991:Lebanon
905:Hungary
894:Bourtzi
800:Homburg
756:Münster
584:Hamburg
559:in the
502:Bavaria
398:Germany
306:Finland
289:Denmark
244:Belgium
232:Arrasch
200:Austria
189:Cologne
144:natural
72:, is a
3546:Trench
3536:Picket
2947:Sangar
2900:Bunker
2832:Sconce
2752:Ostrog
2700:Flèche
2583:Modern
2562:Yagura
2530:Turret
2466:Reduit
2404:Merlon
2348:Kasbah
2326:Gusuku
2303:Glacis
2296:Gabion
2265:church
2172:Chashi
2155:Castle
1999:Laager
1987:Vallum
1944:(Rath)
1819:Castra
1801:Burgus
1771:Abatis
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1409:Turkey
1365:Oradea
1142:Sweden
1073:Castle
1055:Poland
888:Greece
815:Saxony
709:Bochum
567:Bremen
534:Berlin
323:France
228:Āraiši
212:Baltic
181:Aachen
159:Legacy
74:castle
3587:Siege
3531:Palas
3475:Walls
3465:Forts
3428:Lists
3275:Fence
3217:Rocca
3085:Kabal
2800:Redan
2707:Gorge
2631:Canal
2508:Shiro
2471:Ribat
2461:Qalat
2273:Dzong
2269:house
1969:Sudis
1901:Limes
1859:Ditch
1792:Broch
1783:Agger
1499:Notes
1482:Wales
959:Japan
935:Italy
807:near
613:near
596:Hesse
346:]
137:ponds
114:siege
78:moats
3597:list
3015:Buoy
2569:Yett
2411:Moat
2378:Ksar
2353:Keep
2145:Caer
2135:Burh
2111:Boom
2104:Berm
2083:Bawn
2048:Amba
1884:Gord
1683:ISBN
1556:ISBN
187:and
185:Bonn
150:and
1869:Dun
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