Castles

Edinburgh History and Edinburgh Castle history begins on the rock on which Edinburgh Castle stands.The rock was formed 70 million years ago by volcanic action. Recent archaeological excavations in Edinburgh Castle have uncovered evidence that Bronze-Age man was living on the rock as long ago as 990 BC. Two thousand years ago, during the Iron Age, the rock had a hill-fort settlement on its summit. The height of the rock provided all round visibility, and its craggy nature allowed but one means of access, making the settlement easier to defend from marauders. The castle was known as Maidens Castle from about 900 BC until the late 1500's. This name may relate to Pictish maidens of royal blood being housed there, or possibly, that the rock had never been taken by force. However in 1573 at the end of the "Lange Siege"and after a barrage, where some 3000 shots were dispatched, the Castle was handed over to the English besiegers.

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A portcullis is a grille or gate made of wood, metal or a combination of the two. Portcullises fortified the entrances to many medieval castles, acting as a last line of defence during time of attack or siege. Each portcullis was mounted in vertical grooves in castle walls and could be raised or lowered quickly by means of chains or ropes attached to an internal winch. There would often be two portcullises to the main entrance. The one closest to the inside would be closed first and then the one furthest away. This was used to trap the enemy and often, burning wood or hot oil would be poured onto them from the roof. Also, archers could shoot arrows at the trapped enemies. There were often arrow holes in the sides of the walls for archers and crossbowman to eliminate the besieging army. A portcullis is a gate that can be lowered and raised to prevent entrance through an archway or gateway.

If a castle is besieged, no one can get in or out. The worst shortage you could possibly have is a shortage of water. People can survive without food much longer than they can survive without water. So if you wish to survive a lengthy siege, it is very important to have a source of water that is not going to run out. Wells are good for that purpose.

It has a portcullis and murder holes as defensive features. The murder holes were used to throw nasty things like waste and dead people down from to stop or injure any enemies from entering the castle.

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The Castle is called Beaumaris Castle. I have added a web site that is official and has photos and stories of it. See related link below. Very pretty place.

It would have depended on the size of the castle and the number of people living there, but all sorts of animals could have been found at castles. There would have been stables for horses; pens for geese and chickens; an aviary if the men and women kept falcons; plenty of hunting dogs; house cats and stray cats; an enclosure for cattle (which would have been brought inside the walls during times of siege); sheep, goats, and pigs; not to mention all the mice and rats that would have been running around.

Stone castles could be attacked in many ways. Some of the most effective were using Siege Towers or a Belfry(like an enclosed ladder). These would be pushed up against the castle walls. Mining could also be used. The attackers would dig a tunnel up into the castle to a location near the walls. They would make a explosion, and this would cause the walls to crumble and collapse. Siege's were a particularly effective way of attacking a castle. The attackers would surround the castle with men, so no one could get out or in. Sieges could last for months, until the people inside starved.

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Cardiff Castle is located in Cardiff, Wales.

80 rooms

Since their use there has always been a fascination in who lived in these buildings, how they were used, decorated and constructed. Each building has its own history and place in historical events which many countries were built upon.

If a person would like to live in a real castle, it is possible to build one. However, the cost is significantly more than just buying a house. For example, a medium sized castle has a starting budget of over 5 million dollars.

It was built in 1068, but demolished during the Civil War. During the 19th century it was almost built anew.

Motte and Bailey castles were attacked by arrows. Not just any arrows, arrows that were lit at the ends to burn down the castles.

aproximately how many castles are there in the world

No, not all castles have moats around them. In fact most castles do not have moats. The majority of castles are actually built on a hill (or in some cases of some famous German castles, a mountain) to afford a longer range of view. While draw bridges over moats make for good movies the majority of castles do not have moats. It would have been a breeding ground for disease with stagnant water and would have been detrimental to the soundness of the wall. With the advent of the catapult and trebuchet the seige of a castle was, more often, a simple matter of cutting off supplies and waiting out the seige. Why destroy a perfectly good castle you are trying to conquer it? With seige warfare the moat, if anything would have been more decoration then functional. One of the few functional uses for a moat would have been likely to limit the use of ladders to scale the outer wall. In addition a moat would have made having escape tunnels difficult out of the castle\fortress as it would force the tunnel to go under the moat, filled with water, which would likely percolate\penetrate and weaken the tunnel underneath resulting in a cave in and flooding of the tunnel.

They had wore robes and sandles if they were in side of the castle butif they were out side they would were protected armer so they dont get hurt, if they had a battle sraight away they wouldnt be able to change from there robs to there armer. thank you for reading this comment and i just made this up as i think ive got this right in my test ill let you now how i got on . (jokesxox)

Neuschwanstein Castle is located in Hohenschwangau, Germany. Construction on the castle began on September 5, 1869 and was complete around 1892. The castle was built in the Romanesque Revival architectural style.

England has the most castles inthe medival time

England has the most castles inthe medival time

in Scotland on the queens private property