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The barbican was an exterior castle defence situated at the entrance of the castle. The Barbican or 'death trap' was developed as another way to strengthen the main entrance, by adding more defenses in front of it - the barbican confined the enemy in a narrow passage - an easy target for castle defenders! The most common barbican design was a walled passage projecting from the front of the gatehouse.

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