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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.
543 Questions
Why were the upper floors in a castle made of wood and not stone like the lower floor?
You are thinking of floors within a donjon or in the mural towers. Medieval architects were perfectly able to design and build upper floors of stone, but this always involved strong stone arches in the storey below (as in cathedral crypts and manor house undercrofts). Building these arches was a lengthy and complex process and meant the loss of valuable space in that lower storey.
By using supporting timbers that were simply set into niches in the stone walls, there was a much simpler building process and no space was lost below.
How do you attack a stone castle with a battering ram?
The core idea of battering rams was never to batter walls down, as even with wooden walls, this would be difficult. The principle behind the ram was to concentrate a lot of attacking force onto the weakest point of any castle, its gates.
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What is the strengths and weaknesses of kenilworth castle?
Kenilworth stands at 270 feet above sea level, higher than other castles in the area; defenders could see attackers coming from great distances. Rain could help defenders hold the castle, since it would flood the surrounding marsh, making attacks more difficult. The castle was also near quarries (so stone was available) and drinkable water. Henry II spent massive amounts of money shoring up the castle's defenses, turning it into a virtually impenetrable fortress. However, it still had a few key weaknesses: It was away from civilization, and so few people were around to maintain it.
The story of Life in Norman England?
here is the story!:
Life in Norman England
The tall, frowning keep and solid walls of the great stone castles in which the Norman
barons lived betokened an age of violence and suspicion. Beauty gave way to the needs
of safety. In a Norman castle, forbidding stone buildings, ringed with parapets pierced
along the top with shot holes, stood like hostilesoldiers behind high, thick walls. At the
bottom of the walls lay green, slimy ditch: a sign to all foes to keep their distance.
Yet if an enemy did manage to cross the moat and force the gateway, in spite of a portcullis
crashing down from above and melted lead pouring in burning streams from the perforated
top of the rounded arch, little of his work was yet done. To reach the baron, the enemy had
to enter the keep: a huge tower of stone in the inner courtyard. But from the narrow slits in
the keep's ten-foot walls, archers rained a sharp and endless shower of arrows, sweeping
all approaches to the high and narrow stair that led to the single door that was the only
entrance, and the only path to victory.
Does Spain have the most castles?
No. That honor goes to the Czech republic (actually, the area covered by the former country of Czechoslovakia). In the mid 1990's the Guiness Book of World Records announched that Czechoslovakia was the "most densely castellated" country in Europe.
A building stone is like a stone used to make high -hard to break buildings. Building stones are also a good stone to build with because stone are hard to break which would give the people on the other side the advantage of attacking with a plan.
A castle spire is the tapering conical structure that was at the top of the castle. They are towers on the castle.
How much compressive strength fo m20 kerb stone?
The compressive strength of M20 concrete, which is commonly used for kerb stones, is typically designed to achieve a characteristic strength of 20 MPa (megapascals) at 28 days of curing. This strength is suitable for various applications, including road and pavement infrastructure. However, actual compressive strength can vary based on factors like mix design, materials used, and curing conditions. Always refer to specific project requirements and standards for precise specifications.
How would you defend a castle in the 1300?
With a mote (most people couldn't swim then), a drawbridge, archers on top of the ramparts, hot water poured on top of the assailants (or other boiling liquids), permanent lookouts.
What were the bad points of the battering ram?
It took teamwork, and boiling oil could be poured on the users.
What type of stone is the US capital made out of?
The US Caitol was made out of East Tennessee Marble which is actually limestone.
When was the great fire of windsor castle?
Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. Windsor Castle is a Royal Palace and a symbol of the British Nation. The fire began in The Queen's Private Chapel at 11.33 a.m. on Friday 20 November 1992, when a spotlight ignited a curtain.
What is on each floor of a square keep castle?
2nd :-
The Great Hall
Dinning Hall
Ground :-
Guard Room
Chapel
Underground :-
Dungeon
Storeroom
Cellar
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Somewhere in the castle :-
Spiral Staircase
Small, long windows
