Arrow loop / loophole: A vertical slit for archers in medieval fortification walls, with jambs deeply splayed toward the interior
Loop: a loophole ...
Arrow Loop - A narrow vertical slit cut into a wall through which arrows could be fired from inside.
Ashlar - Squared blocks of smooth stone neatly trimmed to shape.
Aumbry - Recess to hold sacred vessels; typically in a chapel.
arrow loop: a narrow vertical slot in a fortified building through which archers could fire their arrows.
ashlar: regularly dressed masonry; usually in squared blocks of stone, or masonry constructed of such blocks.
Arrow loop: A narrow opening in the wall of a tower, curtain wall or merlon, which was used by archers to shoot through at the enemy without, with a limited amount of exposure to enemy fire.
a building placed with the long side alternately upright and horizontal, especially in Anglo-Saxon structures.LonghouseHouse and byre in the same range with internal access between them.LoopholeAn unglazed slit window. Compare arrow loop.
 See also: Castle, Floor, Beam, Gallery, Loophole
  
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