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Complete with turret, parapet walls and an operating moat with drawbridge, this castle-meets-Tudor mansion is a unique property that combines period details with modern interiors. Seeking $1.89 ...
Fatima: So I've seen lots of castles in books and on the Internet, but it will be great to know a bit more about what makes a castle, a castle. Harry: Yes, all the castles are different, but they ...
Drawbridges usually went over a ditch or a moat. The drawbridge at Threave Castle near Castle Douglas (above) went over a moat flooded with water from the River Dee. A portcullis was a heavy metal ...
Major discoveries made by Wessex Archaeology included the remains of the east and west towers of the castle gatehouse and drawbridge abutments, the moat of the stone castle and a 12.5m deep well ...