"castle" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- His new castle was built in the style of a concentric castle (which was quite cutting-edge for the time), albeit on a very modest scale.
- After a second phase of building was undertaken in the 13th century, Krak des Chevaliers became a concentric castle.
- Beaumaris - arguably the most perfect concentric castle in the world - began to take shape late in 1295.
- When concentric castles weren't possible, the Normans built linear structures.
- They can also be nested one inside the other, as in a concentric castle, giving an outer ward and inner ward.
- Rhuddlan was planned as a concentric castle.
- Later examples of defence in depth might be European hill forts and the development of concentric castles.
- The relationship of the concentric castle to other forms of fortification is complex.
- By contrast, Château Pèlerin was not a concentric castle, as the side facing the sea did not require defensive walls.
- While a concentric castle has double walls and towers on all sides, the defences need not be uniform in all directions.
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