We just learned about the high part of a castle wall called the Merlon.
Another part of a castle is the Battlement.
Let's go over what we've learned about the things on top of a castle wall.
Wall Walk - The place to walk along the top of the wall
Parapet - Short wall that people can hide behind
Crenel or Embrasure - Open spaces in the parapet wall where people can throw things down on attackers
Merlon - High part of the parapet wall that people can hide behind. Opposite of a crenel.
All of these things together are called the battlements.
They were called that because people on top of the wall would be doing battle against people trying to attack the castle from the ground.
(from: wikipedia - battlement)
Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Caerlaverock Castle
