Castle research

Types of towers and buildings in a castle

Lists

Lists are seen surrounded by a stockade usually it'll be some green grass or water.

Chemise
Chemise is an inner wall enclosure of a castle defend, most of the time the keep was surrounded by a chemise and the only way in was the do go on the first floor e.g. chemise.

Bartizan
An overhanging battlemented corner turret, corbelled out; sometimes as grandiose as an overhanging gallery; common in Scotland and France. In other words a sentry tower.

Moat

The moat was a trench that was usually filled up with water that surrounded the castle, this was helpful when attacked because the enemy only had two choices swim or find a way to drop the drawbridge.

Stockade
This is the castles first line of defence which can be made from stone,brick or a solid fence of heave timber.

Parapet wall
This is a low wall on the outside of the main wall allowing the allies shoot arrows at the enemy from a shorter distance.

Postern
A side or less important gate into a castle it can also be a secret door, usually for peacetime use by pedestrians.

Brattice
This is a timber tower or projecting wooden gallery also called a hoarding. This also reinforces the wall. 

Battlement
Wall allowing defenders of the fortification to fire from a protected position.Parapet with indentations or embrasures, with raised portions between, crenelations; a narrow wall built along the outer edge of the wall walk for protection against attack.

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Chapel 
This is like another chapel but within a castle, the architectural structure though is usually more advanced for extra protection.

Keep
A castle keep is a tower that was built as the most protected part of the castle. The castle keep square shaped stone castle keep is the most dominate feature of many castles in England.

Pinnacle
This is usually a pointed ornament placed at the highest point of a castle, it tends to be located on top of the 'Keep'. The design of the Pinnacle varies from castle to castle and can represent different things.

Footbridge

The footbridge is a narrow walkway that is used to access the main draw bridge - possibly just as another form of defence. 

Barbican
The Castle's Barbican was a defensible structure placed in-front of the main Castles defence walls. In many cases the barbican formed part of the castle gatehouse complex, giving added strength to this potential point of weakness.

Rampart

Ramparts were a defensive bank of earth or rubble built for defensive purposes. A parapet was often built on top of the ramparts which acted as a protected fighting platform for castle defenders. These original structures led on to the design of Medieval stone castle battlements.

Drawbridge
The Castle Drawbridge was a moveable, heavy, wooden bridge which spanned the width of a castle moat or ditch. The drawbridge consisted of a wooden platform with one hinged side fixed to the castle wall and the other side raised by rope or chains. It would be raised vertically and dropped down again when danger had passed. The drawbridge would connect a road to the entrance of a castle, the Barbican and the Gatehouse.

Machicolation

In forts and castles during the middle ages they built galleries on brackets on the outside walls and parapets which had an opening in the floor to pour molten lead boiling oil and missiles onto the enemy which they called a Machicolation.

Guardhouse

This is a building that accommodates the guardsman of the Castle. It also acts a detention centre for prisoners awaiting a court verdict. 

Corbel
Corbels resemble a right triangle. The flat surfaces are joined to the walls or other flat surfaces, while the third and longer side is usually carved in some way, ranging from plain to extravagant.

Curtain Wall
The curtain fortified the castle and defended off from enemies. The walls are built to be very tall and thick to stop intruders from coming through and over. They usually connect towers or bastions together.

Bailey

A Bailey is an uncovered place outside the keep but within the walls of the castle. Settlers and farms are sometimes used in these areas.

Covered Parapet Walk

The Covered Parapet Walk is the walkway ontop on the Curtain walls. It also access on top of the walls for archers to shoot enemies and to keep a watchful on any intruders.

Flanking Towers

The Flanking Towers are the towers on the corner of the castle. They allow defenders to watch all corners and make it extremely difficult to be flanked.

Turret

Castle turrets are usually on the walls of castle for extra defence. They allow for archers to fire arrows on incoming intruders. Some turrets are situated on their own but near by the castle.

Castle

The castle is the main part where the family of the lords family live and its also where the military retreat to in some cases. Event and meetings are also held there. The walls are usually built around the castle to help defend it.

Corner tower

A tower usually has a Corner Tower, a circular tower allowing surveillance and defence in nearly all directions.

Ideas Generation.

This is my mind map to give me a clear look at what I will choose to do.

Idea 1

The first idea that I thought of was a castle on a mountain and embedded into the mountain. I wanted the environment to be snowy and icy with clumps of snow on top of the castle towers. The theme of the castle would probably be a kind of German/Norman theme allowing me to add tall towers but also bulky more defensive buildings. I'd like to have a drawbridge leading towards a long hallway