Great Hall
Below are some pretty pictures including a garderobe tower and a newel stair
Great Hall
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a Medieval Castle
Living quarters
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a Medieval Castle
Castle chapel
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South West Garderobe Tower
This tower is a most interesting facet of the Castle, as it was totally
dedicated to Garderobes (medieval latrines) on an almost monumental scale.
This lavish provision was a rare facility in castles and houses of the
period.
There are twelve Garderobes, four on each floor, each having a pointed
arch to the recess, in which are stone corbels to carry the seats. The
shafts discharged into a pit below, through which a stream of water could
be diverted to flush it clean.
The number of Garderobes suggests that Langley Castle was intended
from its inception to be well garrisoned, being more than just a family
residence.
These Garderobes are perhaps the finest remaining examples of this
type and style of architecture in Europe.
Garderobe tower
Source: http://www.langleycastle.com/history.htm
Newel or Turnpike stair
Source: http://www.caledoniancastles.btinternet.co.uk/castles/borders/smailholm.htm
Battlement a parapet with open spaces that surmounts a wall and is used for defense or decoration Source: [2]
Cressets an iron vessel or basket used for holding an illuminant (as oil) and mounted as a torch or suspended as a lantern Source: [2]
Embrasure 1 : an opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet of a fortification usually for allowing the firing of cannon 2 : a recess of a door or window Source: [2]
Garderobe Privy/toilette
Keep strong stone tower. A citadel or strong point,
normally with a vaulted basement, hall, and
additional stories. Often with very thick walls, a flush
parapet, and mural chambers. Source [13]
Murder holes gateway or part of a gatehouse over an entrance passage, popularly thought to be used for dropping missiles or shooting weapons at besiegers, but more probably for dropping water over the wooden parts of the gates Source [13]
Newel the central support for a spiral stair (see also Turnpike stair) Source [13]
Niche a vertical recess in a wall, often to take statue Source [13]
Oriel window projecting, curved or polygonal windows Source [13]
Postern Gate side or less important gate into a castle;
usually for peacetime use
by pedestrians Source [20]
Vestibule a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer
door and the interior parts of a
house or building. Source [4]
Wicket gate person-sized door set into the main gate door. Source [20]
Windlass a device for raising or hauling objects, usually
consisting of a horizontal cylinder or
barrel turned by a crank upon which a rope, or chain winds, the
outer end of the cable being attached directly or indirectly to the weight
to be raised or the thing to be hauled or pulled; winch. (Used to open
a portcullis) Source [4]
Sources
[2] Britannica.com
[4] Infoplease.com
[13] Scottish
Castle Glossary
[20] Glossary
of Castle Terms
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