english castle
Archery slits (The archers inside the castle shoot through these so that the
arrow can kill someone, but they couldn't kill the archers inside)
Syrup
Pot (They poured hot syrup or tar onto the enemy through a hole above the door,
this was sticky and hot so they were immobile with this method)
Moat
(This was a ring of water surrounding the castle so the enemy couldn't walk into
the castle easily, unless they wanted to drown in water)
Draw bridge
(This allowed people to cross the moat. But when the attackers drew near they
could raise the drawbridge so they couldn't get through the door into the
castle.)
The environment (If the castle was on a hill, mountain or any
other terrain, then it would be much more difficult to get to the people in the
castle. Or at least longer than on nice, flat ground anyway.)
Castle Tower (Tenshukaku)
Japanese palace
Walls and Moats
Several rings of walls and
moats serve as the
main defense measure of castles.
Guard Towers (Yagura)
these are watch towers
and storage rooms along the castle walls,
often placed at the corners. Castles
usually have multiple guard towers.
They are much smaller than the main
castle tower .
Gates
Castles have a number of well
defended entrance
gates. The typical castle gate consists of two gates
which are placed at a 90
degree angle to each other, creating a small
inner yard which is heavily
defended from all sides.
arrow can kill someone, but they couldn't kill the archers inside)
Syrup
Pot (They poured hot syrup or tar onto the enemy through a hole above the door,
this was sticky and hot so they were immobile with this method)
Moat
(This was a ring of water surrounding the castle so the enemy couldn't walk into
the castle easily, unless they wanted to drown in water)
Draw bridge
(This allowed people to cross the moat. But when the attackers drew near they
could raise the drawbridge so they couldn't get through the door into the
castle.)
The environment (If the castle was on a hill, mountain or any
other terrain, then it would be much more difficult to get to the people in the
castle. Or at least longer than on nice, flat ground anyway.)
Castle Tower (Tenshukaku)
Japanese palace
Walls and Moats
Several rings of walls and
moats serve as the
main defense measure of castles.
Guard Towers (Yagura)
these are watch towers
and storage rooms along the castle walls,
often placed at the corners. Castles
usually have multiple guard towers.
They are much smaller than the main
castle tower .
Gates
Castles have a number of well
defended entrance
gates. The typical castle gate consists of two gates
which are placed at a 90
degree angle to each other, creating a small
inner yard which is heavily
defended from all sides.