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BRIDGES , FORTIFIED Strategic bridges were often directly protected by a castle e.g. Durham , Richmond etc. At Monmouth the bridge itself is fortified with a gatehouse equipped with machicolations and a portcullis .
BRIDGES , FORTIFIED Strategic bridges were often directly protected by a castle e.g. Durham , Richmond etc. At Monmouth the bridge itself is fortified with a gatehouse equipped with machicolations and a portcullis .
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Dovecote DRAWBRIDGE see also Turning - Bridge . A movable wooden bridge originally withdrawn horizontally to hinder access to defences . Later , the outer end was lifted by attached ropes or chains pulled through slots in the wall of ...
Dovecote DRAWBRIDGE see also Turning - Bridge . A movable wooden bridge originally withdrawn horizontally to hinder access to defences . Later , the outer end was lifted by attached ropes or chains pulled through slots in the wall of ...
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TURNING BRIDGE A wooden bridge pivoted on a central axle ... When the bridge was level it connected with a fixed wooden bridge crossing the ditch which ceased at the edge of the deep pit formed between the flanks of the gatehouse towers ...
TURNING BRIDGE A wooden bridge pivoted on a central axle ... When the bridge was level it connected with a fixed wooden bridge crossing the ditch which ceased at the edge of the deep pit formed between the flanks of the gatehouse towers ...
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