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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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or "Water Castle Route" has been established in the triangle formed by the cities of
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120:. Such a castle usually had only one entrance, which was via a
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Schroeter and Walter P. Wright (2014).
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Havertown, PA, USA: Pen & Sword Books.
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Castles of
Britain and Ireland: The Ultimate Reference Book
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96:. When stately homes were built in such a location, or a
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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)
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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191:which links 120 castles and palaces.
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3140:Weapons Storage and Security System
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348:", literally 'water castle', means
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1692:Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1996).
1654:. David & Charles. p. 89.
1650:Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980).
25:
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1676:Great Medieval Castles of Britain
1674:Forde-Johnston, James L. (1979).
1551:Great Medieval Castles of Britain
1548:Forde-Johnston, James L. (1979).
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84:) or natural waterbodies such as
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135:water-filled moats or man-made
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337:Please notice that in French "
131:castles that are protected by
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3035:British "hedgehog" road block
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104:, lit. "water palace/manor".
38:(Gelderland, the Netherlands)
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1713:Lepage, Jean-Denis (2023).
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1594:12 Wonderful Water Castles
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332:Château de Sully-sur-Loire
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2014:
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1710:. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo.
1408:
1141:
1054:
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882:Kapellendorf Water Castle
814:
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491:Bad Rappenau Water Castle
372:Château du Plessis-Bourré
322:
211:
158:
3572:Continuity of government
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1228:Kulla Gunnarstorp Castle
958:
934:
853:Flechtingen water castle
752:Wilkinghege Water Castle
595:
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
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2827:Scarp and Counterscarp
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1696:. David & Charles.
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663:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
528:Schloss Reichersbeuern
481:
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445:
435:
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253:Kasteel van Wijnendale
223:
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3239:Floating water castle
2970:Admiralty scaffolding
2263:Fortified buildings (
1346:
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1283:Trolle-Ljungby Castle
1159:
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848:Reinharz Water Castle
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139:, i.e. moated castles
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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:
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1019:Cannenburgh Castle
1015:
1012:Cannenburgh Castle
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859:Schleswig-Holstein
732:Nordkirchen Palace
523:Mespelbrunn Castle
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163:In many places in
154:are such examples.
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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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2980:Anti-tank trench
2975:Air raid shelter
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2910:Disappearing gun
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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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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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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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778:
677:
669:Schwerin Castle
665:
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586:
569:
553:
545:Spandau Citadel
540:Köpenick Palace
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433:Schwerin Castle
400:
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325:
308:
300:Spøttrup Castle
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177:Wasserburgroute
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3294:
3289:
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3270:Counter-castle
3267:
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3257:
3255:Border barrier
3251:
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3207:
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3190:Lowland castle
3187:
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3180:Hilltop castle
3177:
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3167:
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3156:
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3082:
3077:
3072:
3067:
3062:
3057:
3055:Electric fence
3052:
3047:
3045:Dragon's teeth
3042:
3040:Czech hedgehog
3037:
3032:
3027:
3022:
3017:
3012:
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2966:
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2954:Wire obstacles
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2940:Polygonal fort
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2930:Martello tower
2927:
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2897:
2895:Border outpost
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2771:
2769:Polygonal fort
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2293:
2288:
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2259:Flanking tower
2256:
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2238:
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2208:
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2020:
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2016:Post-classical
2012:
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2003:
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1982:
1973:
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1896:
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1886:
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1876:
1871:
1866:
1864:Defensive wall
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1823:
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1757:Fortifications
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1722:External links
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1471:Castle Stalker
1468:
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1450:(moat drained)
1445:
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1438:Caister Castle
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1422:United Kingdom
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1407:
1406:
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1395:
1393:Hallwyl Castle
1390:
1385:
1383:Chillon Castle
1380:
1373:
1370:
1369:
1368:
1362:
1360:Făgăraş Castle
1355:
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1328:Chillon Castle
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1315:
1313:Viderup Castle
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1001:
1000:
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989:
988:
987:
982:
980:Nakatsu Castle
977:
975:Imabari Castle
968:Imabari Castle
960:
957:
956:
955:
953:Venice Arsenal
949:
943:
936:
933:
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920:
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903:
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899:Methoni Castle
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777:
774:
773:
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770:Lembeck Castle
767:
758:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
723:Moyland Castle
720:
711:
702:
700:Gimborn Castle
697:
695:Darfeld Castle
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364:
359:
324:
321:
320:
319:
314:
312:Kajaani Castle
307:
304:
303:
302:
297:
295:Egeskov Castle
290:
287:
286:
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280:
275:
268:
267:Czech Republic
265:
264:
263:
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241:
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210:
209:
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196:
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165:Central Europe
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157:
156:
155:
148:Island castles
140:
109:
106:
90:castle studies
86:island castles
26:
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:
3580:
3578:
3575:
3573:
3570:
3568:
3567:Civil defense
3565:
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3461:
3458:
3456:
3453:
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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:
3319:
3318:
3313:
3310:
3309:
3304:
3301:
3300:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3288:
3287:Hunting lodge
3285:
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3276:
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3271:
3268:
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3258:
3256:
3253:
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3250:
3246:
3240:
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3227:
3225:
3222:
3219:
3218:
3213:
3211:
3208:
3206:
3203:
3201:
3200:Moated castle
3198:
3196:
3193:
3191:
3188:
3186:
3185:Island castle
3183:
3181:
3178:
3176:
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3168:
3166:
3163:
3161:
3158:
3157:
3155:
3153:By topography
3151:
3141:
3138:
3136:
3133:
3131:
3128:
3126:
3125:Submarine pen
3123:
3121:
3118:
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3108:
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3101:
3098:
3096:
3093:
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3080:Hesco bastion
3078:
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2764:Place-of-arms
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2397:Machicolation
2395:
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2392:L-plan castle
2390:
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2376:
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2100:
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2024:Advanced work
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1234:
1231:
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1209:
1208:Kalmar Castle
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1204:
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1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1178:Dybäck Castle
1176:
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1169:
1166:
1165:
1162:
1158:
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1151:Kalmar Castle
1148:
1137:
1136:Otočec Castle
1134:
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1129:Otočec Castle
1126:
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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3491:Castle town
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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