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Stone Castles
Questions about the stone castles that were built in the 11th century just after the motte and bailey castles. The stone castles still exist today.
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How do you get furniture up a spiral staircase?
Don"t try it it is like trying to push a crane beyond its capacity with a high boom and insufficient counterbalancing, something has got to give! Spiral staircases play a good many safety hazards and like some other household fixtures- fireplaces, for example, are more trouble than they are worth.
Why did William the Conqueror give chepstow castle to William Marshal?
William the Conqueror didn't. He died well before William Marshall was born, before even William Marshall's father, John FitzGilbert was born.
William Ist, aka William the Conqueror (circa 1028 - 9 September 1087)
John FitzGilbert the Marshal, (c. 1105 - 1165)
Sir William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1147 - 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Guillaume le Maréchal)
List 5 methods of defending a castle?
send all the women and children out of the castle in tunnels so that the food supply can be preserved.
try to build your castle on top of a steep hill, so you can see invaders and so that the invaders will find it hard to get to your castle.
if the invaders attempt to climb over the castle walls, throw down the ladders or shoot arrows at them.
if the invaders use movable towers to get over the walls, cover the ground around your castle with earth so that the invaders will not be able to wheel the towers.
be sure to stay inside the castle.
Well, I guess no one really knows, but it is if you see one...
Have you ever been haunted while in Hammond Castle?
I didn't see one, however, something brushed against my leg while i was the only person in the room and it also happened to my friend in the same room. we discovered this after we left and we were talking about the castle. Also, my other friend took a picture of one of the paintings in the house, which was black and white but in her picture, two of the people's eyes were red. Then my brother took a picture of a flower outside that looked as if something was pulling it down and in his picture, there's a sillouhette of a young girl in a long nightgown pulling on the flower. It's very visible too. it gave my entire group of 12 the chills because everyone can see it in the picture.
What was the only place in a castle that has windows?
Windows in a castle in the middle ages were rare. On the second floor, where the royal family stayed, there might be a few windows. The only other window like things were small openings in the wall for arrows to be shot at enemies.
A solid portion between two crenels in a battlement or crenelated wall. An open space or notch between two merlons in a battlement or crenelated wall.
How does a stone sculpture keep from falling apart?
A stone sculpture maintains its integrity through the inherent strength and durability of the stone material itself, which is often chosen for its structural properties. Additionally, the sculptor often employs techniques such as careful planning of the piece's design, ensuring a stable base, and maintaining a balanced weight distribution. Proper finishing and sealing can also help protect the sculpture from environmental factors that might cause degradation over time. Lastly, the sculpture's placement and support systems can further prevent it from falling apart.
The construction began in the late 11th Century as a Welsh Border strongholds of Roger de Lacy and it was held by that family until the 13th century. It is now a part ruined, non inhabited castle owned by the Trustees of Powis Castle on behalf of the family of the Earl of Powis
This is a folly house which was castellated in style and situated on the top of a range of cliffs known as the Crags of Craigneith which is located on the eastern bank of the Rotten Calder Water in Calderwood Glen in Calderwood, East Kilbride, Scotland. It was built c. mid 18th century by the Maxwells of Calderwood Castle, a large castle with later additions built on the promontory across the river from Craigneith. source: Chris Ladds, East Kilbride Calderglen Historian.
What was the central stone building of a castle called?
The central building, often a cylindrical tower but sometimes quite an elaborate structure, is called a "keep" (in English).
yes but at conciderably high temperature! have you seen magma (larva?) Most lava or magma types will fall in a temperature range of 1300-2400oF (700 to 1300oC) so that is essentially burning rock... and other stuff that mixed into it.
so if you can invent something thAT COULD throw a liquid out at that temperature or a gas at a slighly higher temperature i guess you can burn stone buildings ! COOL MAN!
Who were the first castles built by in Britain?
The first stone castle built in Britain was the Tower of London in 1078 thou castles existed much earlier in Europe but as they sprung up so fast and historical records from this era are not very detailed it is hard to pinpoint the first castle.
The stone castle and keep origionated in France but the motte and bailey had been in use much earlier and iron age hill forts are even seen as precursors to that.
