Medieval castles today seem largely ... walls were made so defenders could fire arrows while still benefiting from maximum protection. Later on, the slits would be horizontal as well as vertical ...

A castle is a fortified residence for a medieval noble ... Loopholes: Narrow slits in the walls (also called embrasures, arrow slits, or arrow loops) through which soldiers could shoot arrows ...

The battlements, arrow slits, and loopholes provided protected ... One of the biggest medieval castles in western Europe, it had many features added over the centuries, including this 13th-century ...

Preston says in medieval days the speed at which ... Cylindrical towers of the castle have slits for shooting arrows, known as arrow loops, which are spaced to avoid dead angles.

Moats, murder holes, arrow slits, and towering keeps—every stone had a purpose. Here’s how medieval builders created the ultimate defense machine.

It features a rear drawbridge, arched entries and windows (some with stained glass), and upper-level lookouts, including narrow openings called “arrow slits,” which medieval castle defenders ...

Even under Syria's intense sun, the windswept summit of Krak des Chevaliers is cooled by breezes that whip through arrow slits cut ... as an archetype of a medieval castle particularly in the ...

The spectacular Norman castles of Wales have been revealed in a series of intricate colour postcards from the 1890s, with turrets, arrow slits and tumbled down brickwork rife. The rugged country ...

A vacation in Europe might include visiting a medieval castle ... BEARDSLEY: The castle wall's cylindrical towers have slits for shooting arrows. The arrow loops, as they're called, are ...

The design is understood to follow that of a medieval castle, with battlements, faux-arrow slits and an imposing, portcullis-style arched entrance. The tower is in its own, private, electric ...