Lower the gates, raise the bridges, and man the wall because that’s what you do in a castle when the enemy’s-a-comin’!
Types of Castles and Fortifications
- castle, motte and bailey, manor, hold, fortress, citadel, alcazar, acropolis, donjon,
- keep, tower, wall, bastion, barrier,
- fort, fortification, fieldwork, stronghold,
- walled complex, enclosure, walled city,
- prison, hold, jail, dungeon,
- command post, headquarters, base, HQ, hub,
- defensive position,
- consulate, bureau, ministry, office, embassy,
- legislature, government center, presidium, senate, cabinet, chair, seat,
- palace, mansion, estate, palazzo, villa, estate,
- presidency, command center, admiralty,
- folly, folly building, facade,
- armory, arsenal, depot, magazine,
- heart, center,
- quatrefoil, cruciform, symmetrical, asymmetrical,
- embankment, earthwork,
- bunker, hole, hold, quarters, billet,
- camp, bivouac, enclosure, garrison, encampment,
- factory, plant, depot, core,
- outpost, observation post, watchtower,
Some Castle Parts
- moat, ditch,
- wall, barricade, mound, motte, hedge, earthwork, embankment, palisade,
- parapet, battlement, merlon, mantlet, machicolation, bartizan, rampart, curtain wall,
- list, stockade,
- gate, gatehouse, portcullis, drawbridge, footbridge, barbican, postern,
- keep, tower, chemise, flanking tower, pinnacle, corbel, watch tower, turret, bastion, stair turret, demi-bastion,
- hornwork, ravelin, crownwork, outwork, lunette, demi-lune, redan, gorge,
- greathall, banquet hall,
- prison tower, mill tower, mural tower,
- embrasure, arrow slit, murder hole, gap, mantlet,
- forebuilding,
- hearth, oven, furnace, kitchen, cookhouse, smokehouse,
- brattice, brace, buttress, flying buttress, corbel, arch,
- courtyard, bailey, castellum, outer bailey, ward,
- colonnade, arcade, gallery, cloister, loggia, covered walk,
- outbuilding, shed,
- stable,
- balcony, prominence, deck,
- tower, minaret, spire, oriel,
- chapel, temple, sanctuary,
- garden,
- stairs,
- dungeon, basement, cellar, storeroom, crypt, tomb,
- window, opening, stained glass window, etched window, decorative window, oriel window,
- vent,
Castle Environments
- hills, mottes, earthworks, mounds, high ground,
- ridge, mountainside, mountain peak, cliff, bluff,
- island in river, waterfall,
- bay, inlet, delta, river confluence,
- crossroads, trade routes, “silk roads,” pehonan,