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We just learned about the Caltrop spikes in the ground. Another type of fortification is a Half Tower . This is a tower in a castle t...

We just learned about the Czech Hedgehog . Another type of castle fortification is a Caltrop . These are kind of like the Czech Hedgeh...

We just learned about the Dragon's Teeth used to stop tanks. Another type of fortification is a Czech Hedgehog . These were iron ...

We just learned about the Witch Tower . Another type of fortification is Dragon's Teeth . Much later than the old times of swords ...

We just learned about the Trou de Loup trap. Another part of a castle is a Witch Tower . This was a tower in a castle that was used a...

We just learned about the Abatis tree fortification. Another type of fortification is the Trou de Loup , which is French for Wolf Hole....

We just learned about the Fujian Tulou . Another type of fortification is an Abatis . During a battle, sometimes people will chop tree...

We just learned about the Meurtrière . Another type of castle fortification is the Fujian Tulou . This is a circle shaped building tha...

We just learned about the Battery Tower in a castle. Another type of fortification is the Meurtrière , also called a murder hole. The...

We just learned about the Hoarding wooden shed attached to the castle wall. Another fortification is a Battery Tower . This is a type...

We just learned about the big gated door called the Yett . Another kind of castle fortification is a Hoarding . This is a wooden shed ...

We just learned about the Portcullis door that slides down. Another type of castle door is the Yett . This is a door made out of wrou...

We just learned about the Drawbridge . Another castle fortification is the Portcullis . This is a big heavy door to a castle that open...

We just learned about the Castle Keep . Another part of a castle is a Drawbridge . This is a type of bridge that goes across a moat, t...

We just learned about the Bastion that sticks out from the curtain wall. Another castle fortification is a Keep . This is a tall towe...

We just learned about the Butter Churn Tower . Another part of a castle is a Bastion , also sometimes called a bulwark. This is a part...

We just learned about the Outworks . Another type of a castle part is the Butter Churn Tower . This is a tower that has an upper and l...

We just learned about the part of a castle called the Roundel . Another part of castle buildings are Outworks . These are extra things...

We just learned about the Palisade fence in front of a castle. Another part of a castle is a Roundel . This is a rounded end of a cas...

We just learned about the watery Moat that goes around a castle. Another part of a castle is a Palisade , also sometimes called a stake...