castle![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fortified residence of a feudal lord, designed to protect against assailants.
lists ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area of some size enclosed by a stockade and located around the castle.
chemise ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Wall enclosing the base of the keep to defend it.
bartizan ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
A sentry box projecting from a wall used to survey the surrounding area.
moat ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Water-filled trench protecting the castle’s ramparts.
stockade ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The castle’s first line of defense, made up of a row of pickets or boards.
parapet walk ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Passageway along a wall, making it possible to shoot and perform surveillance.
postern ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Secret door built into a rampart.
brattice ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small box or machicolation projecting from the wall to reinforce its defense.
battlement ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Wall allowing defenders of the fortification to fire from a protected position.
chapel ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Place of worship.
keep ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Castle’s main tower, serving as a final stronghold in the event of attack.
pinnacle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Steeple-shaped ornament atop the keep.
barbican ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Freestanding defense with arrow slits used to defend the castle’s footbridge.
rampart ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Thick wall that formed the castle’s outer defense.
drawbridge ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movable bridge that was lowered to allow people to cross the moat and raised to prevent access to the castle.
machicolation ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Balcony made of masonry with apertures in the floor through which projectiles were dropped on assailants.
guardhouse ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Structure serving as living quarters for the guards.
corbel ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Stone projection on a wall to support the top of a tower or wall.
curtain wall ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Stone wall connecting two towers or bastions.
bailey ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Uncovered space bordered by the castle’s buildings and curtain walls.
covered parapet walk ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Covered corridor constructed along a battlement and designed to allow the free movement of guards.
flanking tower ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Defense tower making it possible to fire a shot parallel to the curtain wall.
turret ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small watchtower.
castle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Apartments of the lord and his family.
corner tower ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Circular tower allowing surveillance and defense in all directions.