How to Date a Castle: A Beginner's Guide to Architectural Clues
Learn to read stonework, window shapes, arrow loops and battlements so you can estimate a castle's building phases with confidence on your next visit.
Read MoreLearn to read stonework, window shapes, arrow loops and battlements so you can estimate a castle's building phases with confidence on your next visit.
Read MoreRound arches and squat keeps mark Norman work; pointed arches, twin-towered gatehouses and tracery mark Gothic. Here's how to tell them apart on any castle visit.
Read MoreA practical walk-through for beginners: how to spot keeps, arrow slits, battlements, gatehouses and other medieval defensive features on any castle visit.
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