castle gate
Fortified stronghold doorway
A castle gate is the main entrance to a castle, typically a fortified opening in the outer wall that could be secured against attack.
Castle gates often featured heavy wooden doors reinforced with iron, portcullises, and defensive positions above.
The term appears in place names and street names in areas with medieval history: Castle Gate in Newark marks where the old fortress stood.
- portcullisVertical sliding castle gate
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- moatDefensive water ditch
- towerTall slender edifice
guard tower · battlements · ramparts · entrance · iron · iron bars · chains · medieval · knights · coat of arms · siege · battering ram · guards · stone · arch · stronghold · barrier · winch
- gatesgatehouse, gatepost, tollgate, floodgate, portcullis
- doorwaysthreshold, passage, portal, entryway, entrance
- archesarch, triumphal arch, memorial arch, roman arch, victory arch
castle gateopen field
Unenclosed outdoor space
breach · clear path · dungeon · prison cell · open door
castle gatecastle wall
dungeon · keep · curtain wall · battlement · prison cell
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