Drystone - Unmortared masonry.
Dungeon - The jail, usually found in one of the towers.
Embattled - Battlemented; crenelated.
drystone : Unmortared masonry.
eave : the edge of a roof. Eaves usually project beyond the side of the building.
Broch: Drystone freestanding tower with interior court, no external windows (which face into the court), spiral stair inside wall, typically iron age Celtic refuge in Scotland. Burg: German stronghold.
A large circular tower of drystone construction, with internal passageways, and hyperbolic parraboidal form. Probably originating around 500BC most are of late Roman/Early Christian date, perhaps Pictish.
Drystone - unmortared masonry.
Dubbing - ceremony in which a monarch or high ranking lord gives another person the title of knight; usually involving tapping each shoulder with a sword .
 See also: Tower, Roman, House, Principal, Church
  
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