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Castle on a spur
A spur castle is a type of medieval fortification that is sited on a spur of a hill or mountain for defensive purposes. Ideally, it would be protected
Spur_castle
American basketball player (born 2004)
Stephon Javonte Castle (born November 1, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association
Stephon_Castle
Castle ruin in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nanstein Castle (German: Burg Nanstein) is a ruined medieval spur castle above the town of Landstuhl, Germany, which has been partially reconstructed
Nanstein_Castle
Castle in Germany
Bayreuth in the German state of Bavaria. The spur castle may be visited for an entrance fee. The hill castle is located within the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein
Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia)
Rabenstein_Castle_(Upper_Franconia)
Type of fortification
Margat) where curtain walls of a spur castle followed the contours of a hill. Concentric castles resemble one castle nested inside the other, thus creating
Concentric_castle
Castle built on a natural feature that stands above the surrounding terrain
ridge. Hillside castle (Hangburg), that is built on the side of a hill and thus is dominated by rising ground on one side. Spur castle (Spornburg), that
Hill_castle
Landsöhr Castle (German: Burg Landsöhr), also called Landseer Castle (Burg Landseer) or Bertaburg, is a lost spur castle on a northern spur, 739.2 m above sea
Landsöhr_Castle
The spur castle was used until 1632 as the administrative centre of the County of Werdenfels, but began to fall into disrepair thereafter. The castle ruins
Werdenfels_Castle
Bubenstein Castle (German: Ruine Bubenstein), also called New Falkenstein Castle (Neu-Falkenstein), is a ruined spur castle at 560 m above sea level (NN)
Bubenstein_Castle
Castle (German: Burg Windeck), also Old Windeck Castle (Burg Alt-Windeck), is a ruined Black Forest spur castle which stands on a 378-metre-high spur
Windeck_Castle_(Bühl)
Hohenfels Castle (German: Burg Hohenfels), also called Schloss Hohenfels or New Hohenfels (Neu-Hohenfels) is a mediaeval spur castle in which a boarding
Hohenfels_Castle_(Hohenfels)
Medieval castle in Austria
Moosham Castle (German: Schloss Moosham) is a medieval castle near Unternberg in the Lungau region of Salzburg, Austria. The spur castle is situated at
Moosham_Castle
Lichtenberg Castle (German: Burg Lichtenberg) is a ruin of the spur castle type; with a length of 425m (1,394 ft) it is the biggest castle ruin in Germany
Lichtenberg Castle (Palatinate)
Lichtenberg_Castle_(Palatinate)
Crusader castle in Israel
order castles. Topographically, a spur is a narrow ridge projecting from a larger hill. Built on this defensible feature, Montfort is a spur castle. The
Montfort_Castle
Hohenecken Castle (German: Burg Hohenecken) (MHG: buorch hônecke) is the ruin of a spur castle from the Hohenstaufen era on the Schlossberg hill above
Hohenecken_Castle
Geographical term for a lateral ridge or tongue of land
in Northern Ireland Draw or re-entrant, the low ground between two spurs Spur castle Valley, Ridge, Gully Terrain Features and Contour Lines Archived 2019-10-30
Spur_(topography)
Fortified structure
castle Lowland castle Ordensburg Ridge castle Spur castle Toll castle Water castle Similar structures: African castles Dzong architecture Forts in India Fortified
Castle
Castle in Germany
Forchheim in Bavaria. The ruins of the spur castle are freely accessible. The ruins of the castle stand on craggy hill spur at a height of 515 m above sea level
Bärnfels_Castle
Castle in Germany
Eltz Castle along with Bürresheim Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles in the Eifel region which have never been destroyed. The castle stands
Eltz_Castle
Hill castle built on a summit
Hilltop and spur castles were introduced by the Franks in order to hinder the deployment of heavy siege machinery. Whilst spur castles had to be prepared
Hilltop_castle
Ehrenburg is the ruin of a spur castle at 230 m above sea level (NN) in the vicinity of Brodenbach in Germany. The castle had a very eventful history
Ehrenburg_(Brodenbach)
The ruins of Liebeneck Castle were once a high mediaeval spur castle in the southwestern part of the Heckengäu, a forested region southeast of the village
Liebeneck_Castle
Grenzau Castle (German: Burg Grenzau) is a ruined spur castle at 250 m above sea level (NN) near Höhr-Grenzhausen in the county of Westerwaldkreis in
Grenzau_Castle
Ruined castle in Schwarzwassertal, Germany
Liebenstein Castle (German: Raubschloss Liebenstein) is a ruined castle on a rocky hill spur in the Schwarzwassertal valley near Pobershau. The spur castle was
Liebenstein_Castle_(Saxony)
Static anti-tank obstacle defense
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Czech_hedgehog
Fortified yard in a medieval castle
along a hill (as in a spur castle), as upper and lower baileys. They can also be nested one inside the other, as in a concentric castle, giving an outer and
Bailey_(castle)
Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The original position of the spur castle, on a rock 60 metres (200 ft) above the Vltava valley, was altered by
Orlík_Castle
Castle ruins in Bendorf, Germany
Mayen-Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The ruins of the spur castle lie on the Kehrberg, a hill ridge about 110 metres long and 40 metres
Sayn_Castle
New Bolanden Castle (German: Burg Neu-Bolanden or Neubolanden) is a ruined spur castle and, today, a cultural monument. It stands at a height of 260 m
New_Bolanden_Castle
topographical grouping of hill castles it is classified as a spur castle because it lies on the extreme end of a hill spur surrounded on three sides by
Kriebstein_Castle
Castle ruins in Eisenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Stauf Castle (German: Burg Stauf) is a ruined spur castle near the village of Stauf in the borough of Eisenberg in the county of Donnersbergkreis in the
Stauf_Castle_(Palatinate)
Booby-trapped stake or spike
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Punji_stick
Defensive ditch surrounding a fortification or town
cut across the narrow part of a spur or peninsula are called neck ditches. Moats separating different elements of a castle, such as the inner and outer wards
Moat
Lichtenstein Castle (German: Burg Lichtenstein) is a levelled spur castle on the hill of Burgberg Lichtenstein, 315 m above sea level (NN), near the Greifenstein
Lichtenstein Castle (Greifenstein)
Lichtenstein_Castle_(Greifenstein)
Type of medieval fortification
The similar spur castle, located at the end of a ridge, is protected by drop offs on three sides. For mutual protection, several such castles could be built
Ridge_castle
Bavarian Castle
is a spur castle, built around the year 1353, in Eichstätt in Upper Bavaria. Until the middle of the 18th century, it was the representative castle and
Willibaldsburg
Castle
Niederalfingen Castle (German: Burg Niederalfingen), also called the Marienburg, is a spur castle on a rocky hill spur above the Kocher valley near the
Niederalfingen_Castle
Defensive wall between two bastions of a fortification
curtain wall is a defensive wall between fortified towers or bastions of a castle, fortress, or town. Evidence for curtain walls or a series of walls surrounding
Curtain_wall_(fortification)
Castle in Slovakia
World War II, the castle became a national monument. [citation needed] The natural rock formation known as "castle cliff" – a limy spur 112 meters (367 ft)
Orava_Castle
Auxiliary defensive structure outside a larger fort
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Redoubt
Raised bank of land or barrier
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Berm
Ruined Crusader castle near Petra, Jordan
Countries'). The castle was then deserted and was only known to the inhabitants of the area.[citation needed] Wu'ayra is a small spur castle on a narrow ridge
Wu'ayra_Castle
Kerpen Castle (German: Burg Kerpen) is a spur castle standing on a dolomite hill spur at a height of 500 m above sea level (NHN) above the Eifel village
Kerpen_Castle_(Eifel)
Medieval fortification
A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a
Motte-and-bailey_castle
Castle ruin in Germany
Castle (German: Burg Hohenrechberg) is a ruined castle in Schwäbisch Gmünd in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was built as a spur castle on the spur (called
Hohenrechberg_Castle
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List_of_castles
Type of fortified village in North Africa
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Ksar
Castle in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Germany. The castle is located in the municipality of Zwingenberg in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The spur castle was built on a hill spur above the confluence
Zwingenberg_Castle
Scharfenstein Castle (German: Burg Scharfenstein) lies on an elongated hill spur above the village of Scharfenstein, in the municipality of Drebach in
Scharfenstein Castle (Ore Mountains)
Scharfenstein_Castle_(Ore_Mountains)
Laach Castle (German: Burg Laach), also called the Pfalzgrafen Castle (Pfalzgrafenburg or 'Count Palatine's Castle'), is a levelled Salian spur castle by
Laach_Castle_(Kruft)
Castle in Bavaria, Germany
The Lisberg Castle (German: Burg Lisberg) is a spur castle from the Early Middle Ages that lies 328m above sea level in the Bavarian municipality of Lisberg
Lisberg_Castle
Type of barbed wire
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Concertina_wire
Pyramidal anti-tank obstacles
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Dragon's teeth (fortification)
Dragon's_teeth_(fortification)
The ruins of the Thurant Castle (German: Burg Thurant, also Thurandt or Thurand) stand on a wide slate hill spur above the villages of Alken on the Moselle
Thurant_Castle
Central military fortification of a town
A citadel is the most fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of city, meaning "little
Citadel
Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is home to Laach Castle, a burgstall and former spur castle by the Laacher See lake. The Cross Eifel Railway has a
Kruft
Enclosure of palisades and tall walls made of logs
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Stockade
Castle in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Burg Wildenstein (Leibertingen), a fortified spur castle, built between 1200 and 1300 A.D., is situated above the Danube break-through at the Swabian
Wildenstein Castle (Leibertingen)
Wildenstein_Castle_(Leibertingen)
Castle in Germany
Erfenstein Castle (German: Burg Erfenstein) is a medieval spur castle in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies within the Palatine Forest above
Erfenstein_Castle
Area-denial weapon
Wayback Machine, March 1963. Turnbull, Stephen (22 April 2008). Japanese Castles AD 250–1540. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 9781846032530. Retrieved 2018-04-02 –
Caltrop
Thierhaupten and the Dr. Zeune Office for Castle Research (Eisenberg). The spur castle is situated on a mountain spur at an elevation of 903 metres above sea
Alt-Trauchburg_Castle
Defensive bank or wall surrounding a fortified site, such as a castle or settlement
length of embankment or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or other fortified site. It is usually broad-topped
Rampart_(fortification)
Outward structure of a fortification
exemplified by the campaigns of Charles VII of France who reduced the towns and castles held by the English during the latter stages of the Hundred Years War,
Bastion
Fortified outpost or gateway
or fortified gateway, such as at an outer defense perimeter of a city or castle, or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defensive
Barbican
Fortified residence in al-Karak, Jordan
its conquest by the Ayyubids and Mamluks. Kerak Castle is a prime example of a spur castle, a castle built on top of a mountain to take advantage of the
Kerak_Castle
Fortresses constructed primarily by stone or wood in earlier Japanese history
advent of the cannon spelled the end of the age of castles, Japanese castle-building was spurred, ironically, by the introduction of firearms. Though
Japanese_castle
Bilstein is a spur castle on an extension of the nearby hill of Rosenberg. This hill spur falls away steeply on three sides so that the castle's defences only
Bilstein_Castle_(Lennestadt)
Roman legionary field fortification
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Sudis_(stake)
Ruined castle in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Hertenstein Castle is a ruined spur castle approximately 900 metres (3,000 feet) southwest of the village of Billingsbach, part of the municipality of
Hertenstein_Castle
Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. The burgstall of the old spur castle is freely accessible at all times and is used as a viewing point. The
Schlossberg_Castle_(Haidhof)
Cage full of rock
Corbeille Leonard ("Leonard[o] basket") for the foundations of the Sforza Castle in Milan. The Maccaferri family produced sack-shaped gabions starting in
Gabion
Ringgenberg
This list includes castles and fortresses in Switzerland. Entries list the name and location of the castle, fortress or ruins in each Canton in Switzerland
List of castles and fortresses in Switzerland
List_of_castles_and_fortresses_in_Switzerland
Castle built on the side of a hill
hillside castles include Katz Castle in Sankt Goarshausen, Ehrenfels Castle in Rüdesheim and the Rietburg near Rhodt in the Palatinate. Spur castle Friedrich-Wilhelm
Hillside_castle
Small fortification with holes through which soldiers can fire ranged weapons
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Pillbox_(military)
Mesh of metal strips with sharp edges to prevent trespassing
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Razor_wire
Heavy vertically-closing gate typically found in medieval fortifications
medieval castles, securely closing them off during times of attack or siege. Every portcullis was mounted in vertical grooves in the walls of the castle and
Portcullis
Fortification
normally in stone, would be described as a parapet or the battlement of a castle wall. In warships, a breastwork is the armored superstructure in the ship
Breastwork_(fortification)
Defensive structure; typically a fence or wall made from wooden stakes
fire and siege weapons. Often, a palisade would be constructed around a castle as a temporary wall until a permanent stone wall could be erected. Both
Palisade
Camouflaged one-man foxhole
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Spider_hole
Ruined castle in Lower Saxony, Germany
The Alte Burg is a ruined spur castle that only comprises half a bergfried and is located in the Lower Saxon district of Osterode in the Harz Mountains
Alte_Burg_(Osterode)
Castle in Germany
The burgstall or site of Bieberbach Castle is a ruined mediaeval spur castle at an elevation of 530 m above sea level (NN) on a rock formation in the southern
Bieberbach_Castle
Castle in Germany
protected monument. The castle site lies within the county of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The spur castle site lies northeast of
Alte_Burg_(Bad_Münstereifel)
Field fortification made of sharpened trees
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Abatis
Floor-opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement
more common in French castles than English, where they are usually restricted to the gateway, as in the 13th-century Conwy Castle. Within France, machicolation
Machicolation
Parapet in which gaps or indentations occur at intervals
A battlement, in defensive architecture such as city walls and castles, is a parapet—a low protective wall between chest and head height—in which regularly
Battlement
Saarland Castle
Veldenz Castle was built on a spur above the village of Nohfelden in Landkreis Sankt Wendel in the northeast of Saarland, Germany. The hill castle is first
Veldenz_Castle
Liebenzell Castle (German: Burg Liebenzell) is a hill castle on a sloping hill spur on the sides of the Schlossberg ("castle hill") above the town of
Liebenzell_Castle
in the sense of "impregnable". Little is known about the history of spur castle and its violent destruction. There are no verified, documented references
Isenburg_(Saxony)
Semi-permanent facility for the lodging of an army
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Military_camp
Castle in Germany
Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. The castle may be visited for an entrance fee. The spur castle is located within the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein
Egloffstein_Castle
Flood control and military fortification barrier
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Hesco_bastion
Castle in Germany
Franconian county of Bayreuth. The castle is home to a museum and both may be visited for a fee. The spur castle is located within the Franconian
Pottenstein_Castle
Fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland
Some years after the siege, the castle was repaired, and again served as a prison and a minor garrison. In 1693, the spur protecting the gate was heightened
Blackness_Castle
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List_of_castles_in_Syria
Hole in the ceiling of a gateway or passageway
between levels.[citation needed] For example, the murder hole at Audley's Castle in County Down, Northern Ireland is located not over the main threshold
Murder_hole
Altleiningen. On three sides the outer walls of the castle follow the edge of the steep-sided hill spur. The wall on the fourth side was protected by a moat
Battenberg_Castle
Weapon that automatically aims and fires at targets
castle Rocca Rock castle Spur castle Water castle Floating water castle By role Border barrier Coastal defence Coercion castle Counter-castle Fence Ganerbenburg
Sentry_gun
Westerwaldkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The ruins of the spur castle lie within the parish of the village of Eitelborn in the Westerwald hills
Sporkenburg
German castle
from around 431 m above NHN at the castle to the foot of the hill at about 378 metres above sea level. The spur castle, which covered a small area, probably
Alte_Burg_(Lommersdorf)
Ruined castle in Oberkirch, Germany
Schauenburg Castle is a ruined hilltop castle located in Oberkirch, Germany, atop a 367-metre-high (1,204 ft) (NN) hill spur overlooking the Rench river
Schauenburg Castle (Oberkirch)
Schauenburg_Castle_(Oberkirch)
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