Secret Passages and Castle Concealments
Size: 20Difficulty: easy
Explore the hidden architectural marvels found within ancient castles, from secret doors to elusive defense features.
Secrets of Medieval Castle Architecture
Explore hidden architectural features that fortified and concealed within historical castles.
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Across
- 1. Heavy vertical closing gate used at a castle gate
- 2. Opening in ceilings used to attack invaders below
- 3. Concealed entrance or exit within the walls
- 4. Movable bridge that protects the castle entrance
- 5. Heavy iron gate that drops down to block entry
- 6. Central stronghold and last line of defense
- 9. Path along the walls for guards to patrol
- 10. Small staircase or platform at an entrance
- 11. Narrow vertical slit for shooting arrows
- 15. Splaying of a window inward for firing angles
- 16. Small tower projecting from the castle walls
Down
- 7. Parapet with alternating high and low sections for defense
- 8. Underground water storage tanks
- 12. Hidden door for sudden sorties or escape
- 13. Small opening to fire weapons safely from inside
- 14. Carved stone creatures that divert rainwater
- 17. Fortified outpost or gateway before the main castle doors
- 18. Underground prison or cell within the castle
- 19. Low protective wall along the roof or walkway
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