well they would have guards that would pour burning oil onto attacking troops and they would have slits that archers would fire arrows at the troops hope this helps
A castle that has defense and can be protected from attack.
Feudal castles were protected by high, strong walls of wood or stone. They often had a moat around them.
Some were thicker than others. It also depended on how protected you want your castle to be. Also if you had enough money.
A rampart is a protected fighting platform for castle defenders. A defensive bank of earth or rubble. Iis placed behind the crenellation.
castles were used for defence and it protected the people inside the castle an example of a defensive castle would be carrickfergus castle. Major defence points were portcullis, murder holes, arrow slits ect.
Stobo Castle is at Stobo in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. Construction of the castle was started in 1805 and was completed in 1811. It is a listed building and as such is protected from alterations that would change it's special character.
The Keep usually housed royals, it generally used the best tactical and defensive strategies known at the time. With a greater sense of security (that one might compare to our modern 'secret service'), this was the most protected part of a castle.
A castle. hard outer wall, important nobles inside. protected by knights, etc.
Usually people lived near a castle because castles were a form of protection. if the castle was under attack the people could flee to toe castle and be somewhat safeksBHSWJWHJS2WY6I3JEYTYIYTYER45UIG5JYR3TWEFRHEGHRTHJ64FYJ5H Z
suppose how structured it is how protected and the biggest rooms being bedrooms , lounges and kitchen - and a room for weapons / protection and dungeons. And without a castle what would a king do pitch a tent I a field!
it was built so that when there was a war, people could be protected and that the eneimes could not reach or climb up them.
Hat on in winter...keeps everything protected or walls around a castle...keeps potential attacks at bay