bailey
Fortified castle yard
A bailey is the outer wall of a castle, or the courtyard enclosed by that wall.
Medieval castles often had multiple baileys providing successive layers of defense.
The term appears most often in motte and bailey, describing an early castle design with a raised mound (motte) beside an enclosed yard (bailey). (Capitalized Bailey is a surname or given name.)
Non-load-bearing outer shell
- motteFortification's central mound
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- barbicanOuter defensive tower
gatehouse · portcullis · drawbridge · moat · battlement · parapet · crenellation · merlon
Retain or fortified tower
- donjonCastle's fortified central tower
- wardProtected person; division
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- great hallLarge central meeting room
tower · citadel · garrison · castle grounds · Norman castle · fortress · stronghold · medieval castle
Land-for-service social structure
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
lords · manor · fiefdom · serfdom · jousting · tournaments · minstrels · portcullis
Building with mortared blocks
- stoneworkConstruction using rock
- curtain wallNon-load-bearing outer shell
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- archwayCurved overhead passage
vaulting · keystone · lintel · quoin · crenellation · battlements · tower · gatehouse
curtain wall
Non-load-bearing outer shell
barbican · gatehouse · portcullis · drawbridge · moat · battlement · parapet · crenellation · merlon · embrasure
keep
Retain or fortified tower
- donjonCastle's fortified central tower
- wardProtected person; division
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
great hall · tower · citadel · garrison · castle grounds · Norman castle · fortress · stronghold · medieval castle
feudalism
Land-for-service social structure
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
heraldry · lords · manor · fiefdom · serfdom · jousting · tournaments · minstrels · portcullis · armory
masonry
Building with mortared blocks
- stoneworkConstruction using rock
- curtain wallNon-load-bearing outer shell
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
archway · vaulting · keystone · lintel · quoin · crenellation · battlements · tower · gatehouse · corbel
- castleskeep, moat, drawbridge, dungeon, turret
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- castlekeep, moat, drawbridge, battlements, dungeon
- castle historymoat, drawbridge, keep, tower, battlements
- castle partsmoat, keep, drawbridge, battlement, tower
baileykeep
Retain or fortified tower
donjon · tower house · citadel · motte · stronghold
baileycurtain wall
Non-load-bearing outer shell
rampart · palisade · battlements · outer wall
- Barnum & BaileyFamed American circus company
- Barnum and BaileyHistoric circus impresarios
- court bailiffCourtroom security and order keeper
- Old BaileyEngland's chief criminal court
- Beetle Bailey